Aisha Jummai
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Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Taraba North constituency of Taraba State
, Nigeria
in the April 2011 Federal elections. She ran on the People's Democratic Party
(PDP) platform.
Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan is a Mumuye. Her younger brother is former Senator Abdulazeez Ibrahim
.
A lawyer by training, Jummai became Taraba State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice.
She was appointed the Chief Registrar of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
on 17 December 2003.
After she retired from service she went into business.
In the January 2011 PDP primaries, Jummai defeated the incumbent Senator, former Ambassador Manzo Anthony.
It was said that she was a protege of former Governor Jolly Nyame
, who wanted her to defeat Manzo, thinking he could then defeat her. However, after winning the primaries Jummai ran an energetic election campaign, managing to gain Christian support despite herself being Muslim.
She was also generous with her money, feeding the delegates and travelling with a motorcade of plush jeeps.
In the 9 April 2011 elections, Jummai won 114,131 votes, followed by Jolly Nyame of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with 92,004 votes.
She was one of four women elected on the PDP ticket, the others being Nkechi Nwaogu (Abia Central), Helen Esuene
(Akwa Ibom South) and Nenadi Usman (Kaduna South).
Following the election, she was said to have been in competition for the Senate President seat.
Taraba State
Taraba State is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. Taraba's capital is Jalingo.-History:...
, Nigeria
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...
in the April 2011 Federal elections. She ran on the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
(PDP) platform.
Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan is a Mumuye. Her younger brother is former Senator Abdulazeez Ibrahim
Abdulazeez Ibrahim
Abdulazeez Abubakar Ibrahim was elected Senator for the Taraba Central constituency of Taraba State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party platform. He took office on 29 May 1999....
.
A lawyer by training, Jummai became Taraba State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice.
She was appointed the Chief Registrar of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
on 17 December 2003.
After she retired from service she went into business.
In the January 2011 PDP primaries, Jummai defeated the incumbent Senator, former Ambassador Manzo Anthony.
It was said that she was a protege of former Governor Jolly Nyame
Jolly Nyame
Jolly Tavoro Nyame was Governor of Taraba State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He also served as governor of the state from January 1992 to November 1993. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party -References:...
, who wanted her to defeat Manzo, thinking he could then defeat her. However, after winning the primaries Jummai ran an energetic election campaign, managing to gain Christian support despite herself being Muslim.
She was also generous with her money, feeding the delegates and travelling with a motorcade of plush jeeps.
In the 9 April 2011 elections, Jummai won 114,131 votes, followed by Jolly Nyame of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with 92,004 votes.
She was one of four women elected on the PDP ticket, the others being Nkechi Nwaogu (Abia Central), Helen Esuene
Helen Esuene
Helen U. Esuene is a former Nigerian civil servant who was appointed Minister of State for Health, and later Minister of Environment and Housing in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo between 2005 and 2007.-Background:...
(Akwa Ibom South) and Nenadi Usman (Kaduna South).
Following the election, she was said to have been in competition for the Senate President seat.