Abdullahi Balarabe Salame
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Abdullahi Balarabe Salame is a Nigeria
n politician who is speaker of the house of Sokoto State
, and who served as acting governor of the state from 11 April to 28 May, 2008.
Abdullahi Salame was appointed acting governor when the election of Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
was annulled, and held the position until Wamakko was returned after a fresh election.
Speaking in May 2008 while receiving a delegation of caretaker LGA Councillors, Salame urged caution, and said that anyone elected to serve the people is expected to approach problems with a high sense of understanding.
In July 2008, Salame was elected treasurer of the nineteen-member Northern States Speakers' Forum.
In August 2008, Salame said the state government was determined to support the National Council for the Welfare of the Destitute (NCWD) self reliance program in cooperation with the Sultanate, and hoped that more destitutes would benefit from the council's training program.
In July 2009, Abdullahi Salame spoke at the launch of a program to immunize more than 800,000 children under five years of age in Sokoto State, which was controversial because people, backed by Islamic clerics, feared the program was a contraceptive designed to reduce the population of the region. He said it was essential for parents to ensure their children and wards were immunized against the killer disease.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n politician who is speaker of the house of Sokoto State
Sokoto State
Sokoto State is located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2005 it has an estimated population of more than 4.2 million...
, and who served as acting governor of the state from 11 April to 28 May, 2008.
Abdullahi Salame was appointed acting governor when the election of Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko was elected governor of Sokoto State, Nigeria in April 2007, representing the People's Democratic Party .-Background:...
was annulled, and held the position until Wamakko was returned after a fresh election.
Speaking in May 2008 while receiving a delegation of caretaker LGA Councillors, Salame urged caution, and said that anyone elected to serve the people is expected to approach problems with a high sense of understanding.
In July 2008, Salame was elected treasurer of the nineteen-member Northern States Speakers' Forum.
In August 2008, Salame said the state government was determined to support the National Council for the Welfare of the Destitute (NCWD) self reliance program in cooperation with the Sultanate, and hoped that more destitutes would benefit from the council's training program.
In July 2009, Abdullahi Salame spoke at the launch of a program to immunize more than 800,000 children under five years of age in Sokoto State, which was controversial because people, backed by Islamic clerics, feared the program was a contraceptive designed to reduce the population of the region. He said it was essential for parents to ensure their children and wards were immunized against the killer disease.