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Summary
Abdullahi Sadiq Ango is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 House of Representative Elections as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Kaduna.
Biography
Ango Sadiq Abdullahi (born 7 July 1983) is a Nigerian politician.
He currently serves as a member representing Sabon Gari in the House of Representatives.
Ango Sadiq Abdullahi was born on 7 July 1983 and hails from Kaduna State, Nigeria.
He attended a Nigerian university, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Political Science.
His academic background laid the foundation for his interest and involvement in politics and public service.
He is the son of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, an elder statesman and academic.
In 2023, Sadiq contested and won the House of Representatives elections under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeating his rival Hon. Mohammed Garba Datti of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was abducted by bandits on 28 March 2022 together with 61 other persons on a Kaduna-Abuja train.
He achieved his victory in the PDP primaries while still in captivity, but was eventually released after negotiations to join his family and received psychological treatment at a private hospital in Kaduna.
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