Ibrahim Sani
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)
Ibrahim Sani was the NRM candidate in the 2023 Taraba governorship election and lost.
Born: 1 January 1984 (age 42)
State: Taraba
Party: National Rescue Movement (NRM)
Gender: Male
Qualifications: FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (SSCE) NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
Running Mate: Amamji Elijah
Bio
Ibrahim Sani is listed as a male Nigerian politician with a recorded date of birth of 1984-01-01, birthplace given as Johor Bahru, and qualifications listed as First School Leaving Certificate, SSCE, and National Certificate in Education. The same profile also includes a separate birthplace reference to Kano and an education reference to Mons Officer Cadet School.
The profile text also contains an extended historical account of Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 to 8 June 1998), describing him as a military ruler of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998 after a palace coup, and asserting that his period in office involved severe human-rights abuses, political assassinations, executions, international isolation, and allegations of embezzlement in the range of US$2 to US$5 billion with funds allegedly hidden across multiple foreign jurisdictions.
That same account adds that Abacha died on 8 June 1998 and was succeeded by General Abdulsalami Abubakar, links his death to the transition to the Fourth Republic a year later, and describes his military background including training in Kaduna and at Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot, commissioning in 1963, involvement in Nigerian coups from July 1966 onward, participation in the civil war as a platoon and battalion commander in 1969, command of the 2nd Infantry Division in 1975, and appointment in 1983 as general officer commanding of the 2nd Mechanised Division and member of the Supreme Military Council.