Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir

Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir
Sardauna of Gobir
Senate Majority Leader
In office
27 July 2022 – 11 June 2023
Preceded byYahaya Abubakar Abdullahi
Succeeded byMichael Opeyemi Bamidele
Senator for Sokoto East
In office
6 June 2011 – 11 June 2023
Preceded byAbubakar Umar Gada
Succeeded byIbrahim Lamido
North West Representative, NDDC
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 August 2023
Personal details
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 66)
Sabon Birni, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Sokoto State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress

Abdullahi Ibrahim Gobir (born 1 January 1958) is a Nigerian politician who was Senator for Sokoto East from 2011 to 2023.[1][2][3] He was the Senate Majority Leader from July 2022 to July 2023.

Gobir holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Detroit in the United States, and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering and energy from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi, Nigeria.[4] He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (UK) and of the Nigerian Society of Engineers.[5]

Gobir began his career with the Ministry of Communication, and then joined the Nigerian Television Authority in Sokoto.[6] He became the Director of Union Bank of Nigeria in 2002.[4] He also became the Managing Director of Taifo Multi Services Limited, Abuja.[6] Before entering politics, he was the Chairman of the Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, based in the state.[7]

At the PDP primaries, Gobir defeated the incumbent Senator Abubakar Umar Gada by 1,547 against 60 votes.[8] He went on to be elected to the Senate.[2]

In July 2022, Gobir was selected as APC senate majority leader. In August 2023, Gobir was appointed as the northwest representative in the NDDC by president bola Ahmed tinubu. [9]

  1. ^ "NASS has nothing against Magu - Sen. Gobir - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Suleiman20110412 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Insecurity: Sen. Gobir urges FG to remobilise retired military personnel". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Bloomberg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Engr. (Dr.) Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir, Non-Executive Director". Union Bank of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Total was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ ABDALLAH EL-KUREBE (29 March 2011). "Battle for Senate: The contenders and pretenders". Vanguard. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  8. ^ Abdallah el-Kurebe (27 January 2011). "Don't interfere with people's choice, Delegates advise PDP". Vanguard. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  9. ^ "President Tinubu appoints new board and management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)". statehouse.gov.ng. Retrieved 3 March 2024.