Audu Idris Umar
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Audu Idris Umar was elected Senator for the Gombe Central constituency of Gombe State
, Nigeria
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
Umar was born on 28 December 1959. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree In Law, and became a Barrister At Law.
He was appointed State Counsel to the Ministry Of Justice, Bauchi.
Umar was elected to the House Of Representatives in 1999, and was reelected in 2003.
After taking his seat in the Senate for the 2007-2011 term, Umar was appointed to committees on Air Force (as Chairman), Federal Capital Territory, Finance and Judiciary and Human Rights & Legal Matters.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said only that he had no bill to his credit in past but had sponsored and co-sponsored motions.
As chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Food Crisis, Umar visited the controversial Kafin Zaki Dam
site in April 2009 and endorsed the dam's construction. However, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan of Yobe North called on the committee to visit downstream users of the Jama'are River before taking a position.
In August 2009 Senator Lawan spoke against the proposed dam. He stated that the Tiga
and Challawa dams on the Hadejia River
had already reduced downstream water flow drastically, and the Jama'are River was now the main source of water in the Yobe River
. He said the dams caused intense poverty, increased desert encroachment, migration and conflicts between arable farmers and herdsmen.
Gombe State
Gombe State, located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe. The boundaries of the state roughly correspond to those of the Gombe Emirate,a traditional state.[2]...
, 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...
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of 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).
Umar was born on 28 December 1959. He obtained a Bachelor's Degree In Law, and became a Barrister At Law.
He was appointed State Counsel to the Ministry Of Justice, Bauchi.
Umar was elected to the House Of Representatives in 1999, and was reelected in 2003.
After taking his seat in the Senate for the 2007-2011 term, Umar was appointed to committees on Air Force (as Chairman), Federal Capital Territory, Finance and Judiciary and Human Rights & Legal Matters.
In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay said only that he had no bill to his credit in past but had sponsored and co-sponsored motions.
As chairman of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Food Crisis, Umar visited the controversial Kafin Zaki Dam
Kafin Zaki Dam
The Kafin Zaki Dam is a controversial project to build a reservoir on the Jama'are River in Bauchi State in the Northeast of Nigeria.-Proposed dam and reservoir:...
site in April 2009 and endorsed the dam's construction. However, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan of Yobe North called on the committee to visit downstream users of the Jama'are River before taking a position.
In August 2009 Senator Lawan spoke against the proposed dam. He stated that the Tiga
Tiga Dam
The Tiga Dam is in Kano State in the Northeast of Nigeria, constructed in 1971-1974. It is a major reservoir on the Kano River, the main tributary of the Hadejia River. Water from the dam supplies the Kano River Irrigation Project as well as Kano City...
and Challawa dams on the Hadejia River
Hadejia River
The Hadejia River is a river in northern Nigeria and is a tributary of the Yobe River .Among the cities and towns that lie on or near its banks are Hadejia and Nguru....
had already reduced downstream water flow drastically, and the Jama'are River was now the main source of water in the Yobe River
Yobe River
The Yobe River is a river in West Africa that flows into Lake Chad through Nigeria and Niger.Its tributaries include the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River...
. He said the dams caused intense poverty, increased desert encroachment, migration and conflicts between arable farmers and herdsmen.