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Bindow Jibrilla
Nigerian politician (born )
Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla (born 16 June ), known as Bindow Jibrilla is a Nigerian businessman and politician who served as governor of Adamawa State from to He previously served as the senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district from to [1][2]
Bindow was elected governor of Adamawa State after defeating Nuhu Ribadu and Markus Gundiri in the April Adamawa State gubernatorial election.
Window jibrilla biography of christopher After a short respite, the group started work for a follow-up album in early He is also a member of the Nigeria-Rwanda Friendship Group aimed at promoting parliamentary democracy and Diplomacy for mutual development of the peoples of the two countries. Before venturing into politics, Mohammed Jibrilla established himself as a businessman. Retrieved August 27,In , he sought re-election for a second term in office but was defeated by opposition People's Democratic Party's candidate, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri.[3][4][5]
PDP primary
Bindo Umaru Jibrilla is described as a business tycoon, new to politics.[6] He is an industrialist who has established three companies in Mubi, employing about four hundred people, and is a vibrant speaker.[7] He was reportedly called upon by several youth organisations to challenge Mana, who was said to have neglected his senate district.[8] He is known for his philanthropy and for creating jobs, and as the youngest contender would have an advantage with the youth vote.[9]
In the January PDP primaries for the Adamawa North Senatorial race, Jibrilla Bindo got votes, Mohammed Mana was second with votes, Zira Maigadi secured votes, while Terry Vahyla got Another incumbent Senator, Grace Bent of Adamawa South, was also defeated.[10] On 7 February , well after the deadline for the parties to change their candidate lists had passed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published a list showing Jibrilla as PDP candidate for Adamawa not North.[11]
Appeals
Mana and Bent independently filed appeals against the primary results.[2] Newspapers reported that there would be a re-run of the primaries, which the (INEC) said it would not recognise.
The PDP state chairman, Alhaji Minjinyawa Kugama, also denied knowledge of the re-run, saying he had heard nothing about it from the party leadership, and saying that the primary election had been free and fair.[12]
On 15 March both Governor Murtala Nyako and the state chairman of the party, Mijinyawa Umaru Kugama, said that they would not support Mana and Bent in their appeals.[13] Later in March a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the appeal as lacking in merit.
Mana appealed this ruling.[2] Justice Kafarati affirmed the election of Jibrilla as PDP Candidate for Adamawa North Senatorial district.[14] A PDP leader in the state, Malam Rabiu Rara, advised the two to obey the court orders.[2]
April election
In the 9 April election, Jibrilla polled 75, votes, while the runner-up Boni Haruna of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a former governor of the state, polled 70,[1] This result was confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as of 16 April.[15]