Umar Usman Dukku

Umar Usman Dukku
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Gombe State North District
In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003
Succeeded by	Haruna Garba
Personal details
Born	Gombe State, Nigeria
Political party	People's Democratic Party

Umar Usman Dukku was elected Senator for the Gombe North constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.^[1] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Selection, Ethics (vice chairman), Foreign Affairs, Police Affairs, and State & Local Government.^[2] Later, he was appointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Population.^[3] After leaving office, Dukku became Chairman of the Kaduna Polytechnic Governing Council.^[4]

References

1. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
3. "NPC to Recruit 5,000 for Census". ThisDay. 10 November 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
4. Ismail Mudashir (9 October 2009). "Kaduna Poly SSANIP Tasked on Unity". Daily Trust. Retrieved 23 June 2010.