Ibrahim Jalo

Ibrahim Jalo
Jalo as part of a Nigerian delegation to the White House in 1962.
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria
In office
1 October 1960 – 15 January 1966
Preceded byJaja Wachuku
Succeeded byEdwin Ume-Ezeoke (1979)
Senator for Bauchi State South East
In office
1979–1983
Personal details
Born(1926-12-17)17 December 1926
Gombe, Gombe State
Died12 November 1984(1984-11-12) (aged 57)
Gombe
NicknameMasero

Ibrahim Jalo Waziri COS CFR (17 December 1926 – 12 November 1984) was a teacher, administrator, traditional leader and politician from North Nigeria who was twice elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 1960 to 1963 and 1963 until the 1966 Military coup in January.[1][2][3][4][self-published source?]

He is the first indigenous full term to be Speaker of House of Representatives of Nigeria twice elected during the time of independence,[5] and was representing the Gombe Central, prior to that he served as the Deputy from 1959 to 1960.[6] During the 1979 election, he was the Bauchi State South East Senatorial District senator serving from 1979 to 1983 and was the Majority Leader during his second term as a senator. He was the chieftains title of 'Wazrin' Gombe till his death.[7]

  1. ^ "'I Love the Flamboyance of Second Republic Senators'". THISDAYLIVE. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ^ "Northern group eulogises late Jalo Waziri". The Sun Nigeria. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. ^ Nigeria Legislature 1861-2011: A Compendium of Members & Officials : a Special Publication in Commemoration of Nigeria at 50. Department of Information and Publications, National Assembly. 2010. ISBN 978-978-911-326-2.
  4. ^ Azikiwe, Ifeoha (2013). Nigeria: Echoes of a Century: Volume Two 1999-2014. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4817-2927-7.
  5. ^ "I Love the Flamboyance of Second Republic Senators". THISDAYLIVE. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. ^ Representatives, Nigeria House of (1965). Parliamentary Debates. Federal Ministry of Information, Printing Division.
  7. ^ "#Nigeria@60: Past parliamentary leaders: Where are they now?". 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-23.