Role Nigerian Politician Party People's Democratic Party | Political party PDP Name Ahmed Makarfi | |
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Education Federal Government College Enugu, Ahmadu Bello University Similar People Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, Namadi Sambo, Nenadi Usman, Nasir Ahmad el‑Rufai, Ahmadu Bello | ||
Succeeded by Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed | ||
Supreme court declares ahmed makarfi pdp chairman
Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (born 8 August 1956) is a Nigerian politician and current Chairman of the People's Democratic Party. He was governor of Kaduna State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, and was elected Senator for Kaduna North in April 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Makarfi, a Muslim, is married and has four children.
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- Supreme court declares ahmed makarfi pdp chairman
- Ali Modu Sheriff Has Always Being A Mole In Nigerian Politics Ahmed Makarfi
- Early life and education
- Career
- PDP Crisis
- References
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Early life and education
Born in Makarfi, Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State (then part of the Northern Region), he attended primary school from 1965 to 1973. He then attended the Federal Government College in Enugu from 1973 to 1978. In 1979, Makarfi was admitted to the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He was a part-time Lecturer in the Department of Accounting from 1987-1993. During this time, he received a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.
Career
Makarfi started his working career at the Nigeria Universal Bank, where he rose to the rank of Assistant General Manager. He held many ad-hoc responsibilities during this period. In1994, he was appointed to the Kaduna State Executive Council as Honorable Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning before returning to the private sector.
He became a member of the Board of Trustees at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Abuja as well as its Director of Finance and Administration.
Makarfi was elected governor of Kaduna State in 1999 and won a second four-year term in 2003. In April 2007 he was elected Senator in the Nigerian Senate representing Kaduna North Senatorial District (which includes Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Ikara, Soba, Lere and Kubau Local Government Areas). In the April 2011 elections, Makarfi ran for reelection on the PDP platform and was elected.In 2016, Makarfi was appointed PDP Chairman at a Convention held in Port Harcourt.
PDP Crisis
In 2017, Makarfi was removed as PDP Chairman and Ali Modu Sheriff was declared chairman, but after a five man Apex Court verdict, Makarfi was reinstated as National PDP Chairman.
