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Mohammed wakil
Mohammed Wakil (b 6 February 1965), the Minister of State for Power in Nigeria resumed office on 5 March 2014, he is also a member of Nigeria’s National Assembly and vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (North East) and a lawyer.
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Early life
Wakil was born on 6 June 1965 in Damboa Local Government of Borno State and is a graduate of law faculty of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.1
Political career
During the Obasanjo/Atiku first democratic term (Nigeria’s Fourth Republic) from 1999–2003, he was majority leader in the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was also Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Awards
He was awarded Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) and is a fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management, FNIM.
Personal life
Wakil is married to Hajiya Falmata Mohammed, and they have six children.