Abdulfatai Buhari

Abdulfatai Buhari (born 1965 in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician.[1][2] He is the senator representing Oyo North senatorial district in the Nigerian Senate. He is a senator of the 8th and 9th National Assembly in Nigeria.[3][4]

Abdulfatai Buhari
Commissioner for Local Govt and Chieftaincy Affairs Oyo State
In office
2001–2003
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria for Oyo North
In office
2003–2007
Member of the Senate of Nigeria for Oyo North
In office
2015–2019
In office
2019
Personal details
Born1965
Ogbomoso, Oyo State
CitizenshipNigeria
Committees
  • Chairman House committee on ICT and CyberCrime
  • Deputy Chairman House committee on Industry

Personal life and education

Buhari was born in 1965 in Ogbomoso, a community in Oyo State, Nigeria. He attended University of Ilorin where he studied Business Administration and in 1985 graduated with a BSc in Business Administration. Buhari then furthered his education to Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 1993. In 2009, Buhari obtained a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Abuja.

Career

Abdulfatai Buhari began his career as a General manager at UTC Nigeria Plc. He was also a one time commissioner Local government and Chieftaincy affairs in Oyo State. In 2003, he ran for House of Representatives and won, he was in office as Member of parliament till 2007.[5][6] In 2015, Buhari ran for Oyo North senatorial district and won the election under the All Progressives Congress.[7] On June 9, 2015 he was sworn in and his tenure officially began.[8][9]

In November 2015, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the senate committee on Industry. Subsequently he was again appointed Chairman senate committee on ICT & Cyber Crime.[10]

In 2019, he ran for re-election and won with over 18,338 votes defeating his PDP counterpart with a total of 107,703 votes to his name.[11][12]

In October 2016, he sponsored a bill to make election debate mandatory.[13] The bill titled "Nigerian Political Debates Commission Bill 2015" would aim to make all candidates of election pass through a debate overseen by a commission. The bill passed its second reading but was never implemented as it was kicked against by the Independent National Electorate Commission.[14][15][16]

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References
  1. Usman, Samson Atekojo (2015-12-10). "There are only three ASP Traffic Warden divisions in Nigeria - Senator Buhari". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. "Buhari congratulates Oyo Governor-Elect". P.M. News. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". nass.gov.ng. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. Silas, Don (2019-03-13). "What I'll do for my people - Buhari". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  5. NationalInsight (2018-03-15). "Oyo 2019: Why Senator Abdulfatai Buhari is The Preferred Choice". National Insight News. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. "Senator Buhari empowers constituents". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. "How Fatai Buhari Won Oyo North Senatorial District". P.M. News. 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  8. "Saraki names 65 Senate committees". The Nation Nigeria. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  9. "Know Your Senator: SEE LIST of Nigeria's Latest 109 Senators". Nigerian Bulletin - Naija Trending News. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  10. Owete, Festus (2015-11-04). "Saraki names Senate Committees heads; rival Ahmed Lawan gets defence". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  11. "APC candidate, Buhari, wins Oyo North Senatorial district seat again". Premium Times Nigeria. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  12. Published. "Ajimobi accepts defeat, congratulates Balogun, others". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  13. admin (2016-10-13). "Senate Bills Make Presidential, Governorship Debate Mandatory, Restructure Polytechnic Education". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  14. Odunsi, Wale (2016-10-13). "Buhari presents bill to make election debates mandatory". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  15. "INEC, others kick against Political Debate Commission bill". The Nation Nigeria. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  16. "Senate Clears Political Debates Commission Bill For Second Reading – Channels Television". Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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