Idris Adamu Abubakar
2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)
The record links Idris Adamu Abubakar to a profile of former senator Idris Abubakar, noting legal practice, federal legislative service, and accountability motions.
Born: 1 January 1965 (age 61)
State: Kaduna
Party: Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Gender: Male
Qualifications: FSLC GCE PGD
Running Mate: Sankut Grace Zagwai
Bio
Idris Adamu Abubakar is listed with FSLC, GCE, and PGD qualifications in this record. The profile text also states that Idris Abubakar (1955-2002), born on 13 November 1955 in Gombe State, was a barrister and principal partner at Idris Abubakar & Co, with offices in Bauchi and Lagos.
According to the same text, he served in the House of Representatives during the aborted Third Republic (1992-1993), then became senator for Gombe South at the start of the Fourth Republic, taking office on 29 May 1999 on the All People's Party (APP) platform. In the Senate, he was appointed to committees including Rules and Procedures, Solid Minerals, Banking and Currency, Water Resources, Privatization, and Local and Foreign Debts, which he chaired.
The profile further says he moved for the replacement of Senator Evans Enwerem as Senate President in November 1999 and initiated a motion to impeach President Olusegun Obasanjo over non-implementation of the Appropriation Act. It reports that he died after an extended illness from diabetes in December 2002.