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HON. HUSSAINI SULEIMAN KANGIWA – WIKI PAGE Hon. Hussaini Suleiman Kangiwa (also known as Dr. Hussaini Suleiman Kangiwa) a Nigerian politician and former lawmaker who is currently serving as the Chairman of the Governing Council of the newly established National Commission for People with Disabilities (NCPWD). He was a honorable member of the Nigerian 8th National Assembly representing Arewa/Dandi Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. Early Life and Education Hon. Hussaini Suleiman Kangiwa was born in Kebbi State, Nigeria on 21st November 1954. He attended College of Arts and Science, Sokoto, for his secondary school education. He obtained his first degree from University of Pittsburgh, USA in 1984–a Bachelor in Arts degree in Educational Administration. He went on to obtain master’s degree in Educational Administration from the same University in 1985. Also, Hon. Kangiwa obtained a doctorate degree Policy and Administration from University of Pittsburgh, USA in 1991. Political Career Hon. Hussaini Suleiman Kangiwa started his political career in 2011 when he was elected as a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Arewa/Dandi Federal Constituency in Kebbi State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He defected to the All Progressive Congress prior to the 2015 general elections and was reelected in 2015 to serve in the same position. He was the Chairman of the House Committee on inter-governmental Affairs who led the investigation of licensed lottery operators for defaulting in their financial obligations to the federal government in 2018. He contested to represent the All Progressive Congress for the Kebbi North Senatorial District elections after receiving endorsement from youths in the senatorial district in 2019. However, he lost the primaries elections to his near opponent, Hon. Umar Abdullahi Kamba—a political tussle that ended in the Federal Court of Appeal. On August 24th 2020, Hon. Hussaini Kangiwa was appointed as the Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Commission for People with Disabilities by President Muhammadu Buhari inline with the Discrimination Against People with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act 2019. He is the first governing council chairman of the commission and he has been involved in a number of activities that will position the commission for national service and development.