Garba Abubakar Zuru

2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)

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Garba Abubakar Zuru was the ADP candidate in the 2023 Kebbi governorship election and lost, with his source text also containing extensive background on Atiku Bagudu.

Born: 1 January 1968 (age 58)

State: Kebbi

Party: Action Democratic Party (ADP)

Gender: Male

Qualifications: flsc

Running Mate: Umar Muhammed Dangara

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Bio

Garba Abubakar Zuru is listed as a Nigerian politician with a qualification recorded as FSLC, and with Umar Muhammed Dangara named as his running mate in the 2023 Kebbi governorship race, which he lost as the ADP candidate.

The source profile text also includes an extended account of Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (born 26 December 1961), describing his roles as former Kebbi governor (2015-2023), former senator for Kebbi Central (2009-2015), and current minister of budget and economic planning. That account cites academic qualifications in Economics and International Affairs, election outcomes in 2011 and 2019, his 2023 senatorial loss to Adamu Aliero, and governance actions in Kebbi including anti-corruption and asset-recovery efforts, civil service cleanup, Treasury Single Account implementation, and investments in roads, schools, water, hospitals, agriculture, and rural utilities.

Policy Positions

→ Anti-corruption

The profile describes measures to recover lost or stolen public assets, remove ghost workers, and tighten public financial controls.

→ Infrastructure

It cites investment in roads, water treatment, hospitals, and power and water supply for rural communities.

→ Education

It references interventions aimed at addressing large out-of-school populations and expanding schooling infrastructure.

→ Agriculture

The governance record in the profile includes reinvestment in agriculture and farming.

Sources

Bio: Wikipedia ↗

Date of Birth: INEC ↗

Gender, Qualifications, Running Mate: INEC ↗