Tarihin aisha junmai al hassan susso

Aisha Alhassan

Nigerian lawyer and politician (–)

Aisha Alhassan

Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Executive Director, Project PINK BLUE with Sen. Aisha J. Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs & Social Dev.; Dr. Ramatu Hassan, Rep. Minister of Health, Chidinma Ekile, Toke Makinwa, Annie Idibia at World Cancer Day

In office
11 November &#;– 29 September
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byZainab Maina
Succeeded byAisha Abubakar
In office
6 June &#;– 6 June
Preceded byAnthony George Manzo
Succeeded byAbubakar Sani Danladi
Born()16 September
Jalingo, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Taraba State, Nigeria)
Died7 May () (aged&#;61)
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Political party
Occupation
NicknameMama Taraba

Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan (16 September – 7 May ), popularly known as Mama Taraba, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the Federal Minister of Women Affairs from her appointment in until her resignation in [1][2] She previously served as the senator representing the Taraba North senatorial district from to

Alhassan was elected senator in the Nigerian Senate elections under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

She later decamped to the main opposition party All Progressive Congress (APC) and became the gubernatorial candidate of the party in Taraba State for the Taraba State gubernatorial election. She was defeated in the election re-run held on 25 April by the PDP candidate Darius Ishaku, but on 7 November , tribunal sacked Ishaku and declared Alhassan winner of the 11 April poll.

This was later reversed by the Appeal and Supreme Courts of Nigeria.[3][4]

She was appointed minister by President Muhammadu Buhari in , and sworn in on 11 November after being confirmed by the Senate.

Bahwan al hassan oman engineering Punch Newspapers. She married Prof. She was appointed as the minister of women affairs by President Mohammadu Buhari in November Muhammadu Buhari.

She resigned as the Minister of Women Affairs of Nigeria on 29 September [5]

Early life and career

Al-Hassan was born on 16 September ; she belonged to the Fulani tribe. A lawyer by training, she became the first female to be appointed Taraba State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice; the first woman to be appointed Secretary, FCT judicial council and later appointed the Chief Registrar of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on 17 December After she retired from service she went into business.[4]

Political career

Senate

In the January PDP primaries, Alhassan defeated the incumbent senator, former ambassador Manzo Anthony.

In the 9 April elections, she won , votes, defeating Jolly Nyame of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who polled 92, votes.[6] She was one of four women elected on the PDP ticket, the others being Nkechi Nwaogu (Abia Central), Helen Esuene (Akwa Ibom South) and Nenadi Usman (Kaduna South).[7] Following the election, she was said to have been in competition for the Senate President seat.

Gubernatorial candidacy

Alhassan contested for governor in the Taraba State gubernatorial election under the Platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). She lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Darius Ishaku.[8]

In November , she was declared the winner of the April Taraba state gubernatorial election.

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  • This judgement was later reversed by an Appeal Court, who stated that the APC did not have "jurisdiction" over the primaries of the PDP.[3][9]

    In September , she resigned from her federal appointment as minister and decamped to the United Democratic Party (UDP) after she was screened out by the ruling party APC from contesting the Taraba governorship seat in [10] She was unanimously declared as the UDP candidate for the March Taraba State gubernatorial election after the other candidate stepped down in her favour.[11] She later announced her defection back to the PDP after the governorship election, which was won again by Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party, as the governor of Taraba State.[12][13]

    She is widely known as "Mama Taraba", because of her increased influence in the politics of her state.[14]

    Personal life

    Alhassan's elder brother is former two-term Senator from Taraba Central, Abdulazeez Ibrahim.[15] She actively supported the Taraba State Football Association.[16]

    Death

    Alhassan died in a Cairo hospital in Egypt at the age of 61 from COVID during the COVID pandemic in Egypt.[17][18]

    President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president Atiku Abubakar reacted to her death.

    In their reaction, President Buhari said he was saddened, while Atiku said he was grieved by the death of the former Minister of Women Affairs.[19]

    References

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      Tarihin aisha junmai al hassan susso Muhammadu Buhari. Abdulhameed Imam. She may have lived for only six decades, but the former Minister for Women Affairs would be remembered for her fearless approach to politics. You May Also Like.

      "…And the women lost too". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 4 May Retrieved 6 May

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      Al hassan group of companies oman Ramatu Hassan, Rep. Due to her new status as a wife and mother, she switched over from being a Science Student to Arts after her first baby girl in Aisha J. Her brother, Abubakar Ibrahim Jnr.

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      Peoples Daily. 5 May Archived from the original on 2 February Retrieved 12 June

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      Al hassan engineering oman Archived from the original on 2 February We have lost a great gem and we pray that Allah will grant her eternal rest. Air Sierra Leone resumes direct flight to Nigeria 15 years after February 19, Taraba State mourns, and rightfully so.

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