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'''Ibrahim Musa''' is a [[Nigerian people|Nigerian]] lawyer who was elected Senator for the Niger North constituency of [[Niger State]], Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections.
'''Ibrahim Musa''' is a [[Nigerian people|Nigerian]] lawyer who was elected Senator for the Niger North constituency of [[Niger State]], Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections.
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==Senatorial career==
==Senatorial career==
Running on the platform of the [[Congress for Progressive Change]] (CPC), Musa polled 131,872 votes; incumbent [[Nuhu Aliyu]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP) received 83,778 votes.<ref>{{cite web
Running on the platform of the [[Congress for Progressive Change]] (CPC), Musa polled 131,872 votes; incumbent [[Nuhu Aliyu]] of the [[People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|People's Democratic Party]] (PDP) received 83,778 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://election.234next.com/reports/view/12744|title=Full election results from Niger State|work=[[Next (Nigeria)]]|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=June 17, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815140150/http://election.234next.com/reports/view/12744|archivedate=August 15, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|url=http://election.234next.com/reports/view/12744
|title=Full election results from Niger State
|work=[[Next (Nigeria)]]
|date=Apr 12, 2011
|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>
After the election Nuhu Aliyu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security, filed a petition with the Niger state election petition tribunal against Ibrahim Musa.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.channelstv.com/global/news_details.php?nid=27238&cat=Election%20News
|title=Niger State Elections Petition tribunal Receives 21 Petitions
|date=May 23, 2011
|work=Channels TV
|accessdate=2011-06-17}}</ref>


After the election Nuhu Aliyu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security, filed a petition with the Niger state election petition tribunal against Ibrahim Musa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelstv.com/global/news_details.php?nid=27238&cat=Election%20News|title=Niger State Elections Petition tribunal Receives 21 Petitions|date=May 23, 2011|work=Channels TV|accessdate=June 17, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929132406/http://www.channelstv.com/global/news_details.php?nid=27238&cat=Election%20News|archivedate=September 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Musa was arrested in July 2011 for presenting fake documents to the Election Petitions Tribunal in Minna, spending four days in police detention.<ref name="One North">{{cite news|last=Folasade-Koyi|first=Adetutu|title=One North is a thing of the past -Senator Musa|url=http://odili.net/news/source/2012/jun/7/506.html|accessdate=3 May 2013|newspaper=The Sun|date=7 June 2012}}</ref><ref name=Arrest>{{cite news|last=Hamagam|first=Aliyu|title=Nigeria: CPC Condemns Arrest of Senator Ibrahim Musa|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201107140326.html|accessdate=3 May 2013|newspaper=AllAfrica|date=14 July 2011}}</ref> In September 2011, after his release, Musa said his time incarcerated made him stronger.<ref name=Stronger>{{cite news|last=Hamagam|first=Aliyu|title=Nigeria: My Detention Made Me Stronger, Says CPC Senator Ibrahim Musa|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201110031843.html|accessdate=3 May 2013|newspaper=AllAfrica|date=25 September 2011}}</ref>

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Musa was arrested in July 2011 for presenting fake documents to the Election Petitions Tribunal in Minna, spending four days in police detention.<ref name="One North">{{cite news|author=Folasade-Koyi, Adetutu|title=One North is a thing of the past -Senator Musa|url=http://odili.net/news/source/2012/jun/7/506.html|accessdate=May 3, 2013|newspaper=The Sun|date=June 7, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Hamagam, Aliyu|title=Nigeria: CPC Condemns Arrest of Senator Ibrahim Musa|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201107140326.html|accessdate=January 11, 2020|newspaper=AllAfrica|date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> In September 2011, after his release, Musa said his time incarcerated made him stronger.<ref name=Stronger>{{cite news|author=Hamagam, Aliyu|title=Nigeria: My Detention Made Me Stronger, Says CPC Senator Ibrahim Musa|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201110031843.html|accessdate=January 11, 2020|newspaper=AllAfrica|date=September 25, 2011}}</ref>


Musa has expressed his desire to unseat the PDP in 2015, saying he supported alliances with this goal.<ref name="One North"/>
Musa has expressed his desire to unseat the PDP in 2015, saying he supported alliances with this goal.<ref name="One North"/>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Nigerian Senators of the 7th National Assembly}}
{{Nigerian Senators of the 7th National Assembly}}


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Revision as of 02:09, 11 January 2020

Ibrahim Musa
National Senator
Assumed office
May 2011
Preceded byNuhu Aliyu
ConstituencyNiger North
Personal details
BornNiger State, Nigeria
Political partyCongress for Progressive Change (CPC)
ProfessionBarrister

Ibrahim Musa is a Nigerian lawyer who was elected Senator for the Niger North constituency of Niger State, Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections.

Background

Musa practiced as a lawyer for 17 years. While practicing, he was a member of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). When the CPC emerged, Musa chose to contest for the Niger north senate seat on that platform.[1]

Senatorial career

Running on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Musa polled 131,872 votes; incumbent Nuhu Aliyu of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) received 83,778 votes.[2]

After the election Nuhu Aliyu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Security, filed a petition with the Niger state election petition tribunal against Ibrahim Musa.[3]

Musa was arrested in July 2011 for presenting fake documents to the Election Petitions Tribunal in Minna, spending four days in police detention.[1][4] In September 2011, after his release, Musa said his time incarcerated made him stronger.[5]

Musa has expressed his desire to unseat the PDP in 2015, saying he supported alliances with this goal.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Folasade-Koyi, Adetutu (June 7, 2012). "One North is a thing of the past -Senator Musa". The Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Full election results from Niger State". Next (Nigeria). April 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  3. ^ "Niger State Elections Petition tribunal Receives 21 Petitions". Channels TV. May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Hamagam, Aliyu (July 14, 2011). "Nigeria: CPC Condemns Arrest of Senator Ibrahim Musa". AllAfrica. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Hamagam, Aliyu (September 25, 2011). "Nigeria: My Detention Made Me Stronger, Says CPC Senator Ibrahim Musa". AllAfrica. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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