Mohammed Aminu

2023 Gubernatorial Elections (2023)

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Mohammed Aminu was the SDP's 2023 Bauchi governorship candidate, though the source text attached to his profile largely focuses on Naja'atu Mohammed.

Born: 10 August 2000 (age 25)

State: Bauchi

Party: Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Gender: Male

Qualifications: PRI,SCH,LEAVING CERTIFICATE S.S.C.E HND

Running Mate: Usman Mohammed

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Bio

Mohammed Aminu is listed as a Nigerian politician born on 10 August 2000 in Mampong, with qualifications recorded as Primary School Leaving Certificate, S.S.C.E, and HND. He contested the 2023 Bauchi State governorship election on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform with Usman Mohammed as his running mate and lost.

The source biography attached to his profile includes extensive material on Hajiya Naja'atu Mohammed (also known as Naja'atu Bala Muhammad), a Nigerian politician and activist born in 1956 in Kano. It states she was an ACN senatorial nominee for Kano Central in 2007, held student leadership roles at Ahmadu Bello University and NANS, served on a reconciliation committee between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, and later held campaign and public service roles including APC Presidential Campaign Council civil society liaison director and Police Service Commission commissioner.

The same source also recounts the assassination of her husband, Bala Muhammed, in 1981 during the Abubakar Rimi administration, and presents her position that committee work on reconciliation and peace-building should continue.

Policy Positions

→ Reliefs and scholarships

She was Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Nominee for Kano Central District Senator in 2007 Nigerian General Election She is also one of the first women to have served as president of the National Students Union Nigeria in the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) and also the first female Vice - President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).

→ Security & Defense

The source text emphasizes participation in reconciliation efforts between government and Boko Haram as a path to nation-building and peace.

Sources

Bio: Wikipedia ↗

Date of Birth: Wikidata ↗

Gender, Qualifications, Running Mate: INEC ↗