Profile
Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir is a Nigerian politician born in Sabon Birni, Sokoto State. He is the senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial District. He is also the APC senate majority leader.
Personal Life
Education
Education
School | Degree | Year |
Sokoto Teachers College | Teachers Grade ii Certificate | 1972 |
Birnin Kebbi Secondary School | West Africa School Certificate | |
University of Detroit | Master’s degree | |
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University | Doctoral degree | |
University of Liverpool. | MBA |
Work History
Name of Company | Position | Year |
Ministry of Communication | ||
Nigerian Television Authority in Sokoto | ||
Union Bank of Nigeria | Director | 2002 |
Cement Company of Northern Nigeria | Chairman |
Political History
Ibrahim Gobir was the Deputy Governor of Sokoto State from 1999 to 2003. He later went on to become a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria when he contested in 2015 under the Platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ibrahim Gobir Gobir defeated the incumbent Senator Abubakar Umar Gada by 1,547 against 60 votes. He is also the chairman of the Senate Services Committee as well as the vice-chairman of the Trade and Investment Committee. Add, “In July 2022, Senator Gobir was selected as APC senate majority leader. He will be retiring from his position as the senator representing Sokoto East senatorial district in the upcoming 2023 election.