Mohammed Saleh
| Mohammed Saleh | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Kaduna Central | |
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Assumed office May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Kabiru Jibril |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 November 1955 Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) |
Mohammed Saleh is a retired Major General and the current Senator for Kaduna Central, in Kaduna State, Nigeria, elected in the 9 April 2011 national elections on the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) ticket.[1]
Political career
In the 9 April 2011 elections, Saleh's competitors were the former executive secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Hamisu Yusuf Abubakar (Mairago) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and Hajia Halima Aminu Turaki of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).[2] After being declared the winner, Saleh praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their conduct of the election, saying "INEC has performed creditably well this time around, very commendable, I hope this will be repeated in subsequent elections".[3]
During the Presidential elections on 16 April 2011, there was an attempt by youths in Kaduna to provoke an incident when Vice-President Namadi Sambo of the PDP arrived at a polling station to cast his vote. Saleh supported the authorities in suppressing the incident, saying "We must respect constituted authority. Even our tradition ask us to respect our elders". He again praised the conduct of the election, describing it as a model.[4]
References
- ↑ RITA HADDAD (14 April 2011). "A Realigning Election?". Think Africa. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ Niyi Odebode, Sunday Ojeme, Olamilekan Lartey, and James Azania (2 Apr 2011). "Political parties in supremacy battle". The Punch. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ Lawal Sadiq Sanusi (12 April 2011). "Senator-elect commends INEC". Peoples Daily. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ↑ "Vice President Sambo votes amidst tight security over attack threat". World Stage. April 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-24.