Isa Mohammed (Nigerian senator)

Isa Mohammed
Senator for Niger Central
In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Succeeded by	Zainab Abdulkadir Kure
Personal details
Born	1948
Political party	People's Democratic Party (PDP)

Senator Isa Mohammed is a Nigerian politician who was elected to the national senate to represent the Niger Central constituency in April 1999, and was reelected in April 2003.

Born in 1948 of Nupe origins, his father Waziri Bagudu was a member of the Ibadan Municipal Council in the 1950s. Isa Mohammed attended Ansarudeen College, Isolo.^[1] He was a director of NICON from 1991 to 1993.^[2]

Isa Mohammed was elected to the Niger Central senatorial constituency of Niger state on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform in April 1999 at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic. He was appointed vice chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.^[2] In October 2004, he made the headlines when he slapped fellow-senator Mrs Iyabo Anisulowo, chairperson of the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Affairs, outside the lobby of the National Assembly. The Guardian reported that dispute may be related to disbursals of her committee's funds.^[3] The Senate responded by suspending him for two weeks.^[4]

References

1. Tatalo Alamu (8/11/2009). "A rousing encounter with Senator Isa Mohammed". The Nation. Retrieved 2010-05-12. Check date values in: |date= (help)
2. Louis Achi (2003-04-06). "National Lawmakers: Likely Second Termers (1)". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
3. Alifa Daniel and Azimazi Momoh Jimoh (October 15, 2004). "Senator Anisulo alleges assault by colleague over panel funds". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
4. Kola Ologbondiyan (22 October 2004). "Assault: the Road to Isa Mohammed's Suspension". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-05-12.