Niger East Senatorial District

Niger East Senatorial District, known as Zone B within Niger State in Nigeria, Covers 9 local governments which include:

  1. Bosso local government area
  2. Chanchaga local government area
  3. Munya local government area
  4. Paiko local government area
  5. Rafi local government area
  6. Shiroro local government area
  7. Suleja local government area
  8. Tafa local government area
  9. Gurara local government area.[1][2][3]

Niger East Senate district has 90 electoral wards. Mohammed Sani Musa of the All Progressive Congress, APC is the current representative of Niger East Senate District.

List of senators representing Niger East
Senators Party Year Assembly Electoral history
Ibrahim Kuta PDP 1999 - 2007 4th

5th
Dahiru Awaisu Kuta PDP 2007 - 2011 6th Died during his term in 2014
David Umaru APC 2011 2019 7th

8th

9th

 Sacked from the Senate by Supreme Court

in November 2019, few months into his third

term in the Senate

Sani Mohammed Musa APC 2019 - present 9th Replaced David Umaru after the court sacked him

References
  1. "Elections may not hold in Niger East, North". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. "INEC issues certificate of return to Niger East senator-elect - Premium Times Nigeria". 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  3. "Breaking: Supreme Court sacks Niger East senator, announces his replacement -". The Eagle Online. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
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