Samaila Suleiman

Samaila Suleiman
Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Kaduna
In office
9 June 2015 – 11 June 2023
Preceded byUsman Shehu Bawa
Succeeded byMohammed Bello El-Rufai
ConstituencyKaduna North
Chairman of Kaduna North Local Government
In office
5 December 2012 – 2 December 2014
Succeeded byAhmed Kurfi
Personal details
Born (1981-02-03) 3 February 1981 (age 43)
Kaduna State, Nigeria
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
(2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouses
  • Faiza Samaila Suleiman
Maryam Samaila Suleiman
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(m. 2016)​
Children2
Parents
  • Abdu Suleiman (father)
  • Maryam Sani Sambo (mother)
Residence(s)Kaduna, Nigeria
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician

Samaila Suleiman (born 3 February 1981) is a Nigerian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria[1] representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. He was elected under the All Progressives Congress platform in March 2015. In March 2022, he resigned from the ruling APC to the Peoples Democratic Party after an interest of Governor Nasir El-Rufai's son, Bello, on his seat in the green chamber.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nigerian National Assembly. "National Assembly - Federal Republic of Nigeria".
  2. ^ Malumfashi, Muhammad (24 May 2022). "Dan takara ya fasa rabawa 'Ya 'yan PDP Naira Miliyan 92 tun da sun ki zaben shi" (in Hausa). legit.hausa.ng. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ Sadiq, Lami (23 May 2022). "How El-Rufai's Son Pushed Serving Rep Out Of APC". dailytrust.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.