Nasir Zangon-Daura

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Nasiru Sani Zangon-Daura
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  • He was elected to the House of Representatives for Zango/Baure Federal Constituency of Katsina State on the ticket of All Progressives Congress.

Nasiru Sani Zangon-Daura is a Nigerian politician and senator for 10th Senate from Katsina North Senatorial District. He was elected to the House of Representatives for Zango/Baure Federal Constituency of Katsina State on the ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC.[1][2]

Education and career[edit]

He earned his First School Leaving Certificate from Capital School, Kaduna and attended Barewa College, Zaria for his secondary education. He had his Six Form Studies at Cambridge Centre, London and later moved to Lindisfarne College Ruabon. He received a bachelor's degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.[3]

He was elected in 2011 to the 7th National Assembly to represent Zango/Baure Federal Constituency of Katsina State. He was reelected to the 8th and 9th Assembly in 2015 and 2019 on the ticket of the APC. In time at the House he was chairman of the House Committee on Interior and member of several other committees.[4] In the February 25, 2023 Senate election, he polled 174,062 votes to defeated incumbent Senator Ahmed Baba Kaita of the PDP who scored 163,586 votes.[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Why We Fought On The Floor Of The House Of Reps Today - Zangon Daura | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ^ Benjamin, Isaiah (2022-11-22). "2023: Youths Disagree With Zangon Daura Over Support For Presidential Candidate". Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. ^ "NASIRU SANI ZANGON DAURA". www.myrep.ng. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. ^ kabir (2020-11-11). "Interior Committee Legislators Inspect Facilities at Nigeria Immigration Service". PRNigeria News. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  5. ^ Ibrahim, Tijjani (2023-01-25). "Buhari's senatorial district: Kaita, Daura set for epic battle". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. ^ "APC sweeps 3 Senatorial seats, 9 Reps in Katsina - P.M. News". Retrieved 2023-04-25.