Abdulazeez Ibrahim

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Abdulazeez Abubakar Ibrahim

|image =

|office1 = Senator for Taraba Central

|term_start1 = May 1999

|term_end1 = May 2007

|predecessor1 =

|successor1 = Dahiru Bako Gassol

|birth_date = 27 November 1957

|birth_place = Taraba State, Nigeria

|death_date = 5 October 2021 (aged 63)

|party =

}}

Abdulazeez Abubakar Ibrahim (27 November 1957{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x6Q-AQAAIAAJ&q=Abubakar+Abdulazeez+Ibrahim+November+27+,+1957|title=Who's who in Nigeria|year=1990|publisher=Newswatch |isbn=9789782704122}} – 5 October 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/breakingsenator-ibrahim-is-dead/|title = BREAKING:Senator Ibrahim is dead|date = 6 October 2021}} was elected senator for the Taraba Central constituency of Taraba State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.{{cite web

|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/n/nigeria/nigerialeg2.txt

|title=FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999

|work=Psephos

|access-date=24 June 2010}}

He was reelected in April 2003.{{cite web

|url=http://www.dawodu.com/senator.htm

|title=Senators

|work=Dawodu

|access-date=24 June 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100720021846/http://www.dawodu.com/senator.htm| archive-date= 20 July 2010 | url-status= live}}

Background

Ibrahim was born in 1957. He obtained degrees in Engineering and Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nigerianmuse.com/stararticles/?u=Heads_roll_education_ministry_bribery.htm

|work=ThisDay

|title=The Indicted Men

|author=Joseph Ushigiale

|date=23 March 2005

|access-date=24 June 2010}}

Political career

After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Commerce (vice chairman), Industry, Aviation, Science & Technology, Power & Steel, National Planning and Special Projects.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm

|title=Congressional Committees

|publisher=Nigeria Congress

|access-date=24 June 2010

|url-status=usurped

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118151316/http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm

|archive-date=18 November 2009

}}

In April 2005 he was among other senators interrogated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) concerning a scandal in which Education Minister Fabian Osuji was said to have paid out N55 million in bribes so they would inflate the ministry's budget.{{cite web

|url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/thisday/2005/04/08/icpc_questions_wabara_more_senators_face_mamora_panel.php

|date=8 April 2005

|work=BNW News

|title=ICPC Questions Wabara; More senators face Mamora panel

|access-date=24 June 2010}}

In the April 2007 elections he was a candidate for governor of Taraba State running on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform.{{cite web

|url=http://www.afripol.org/DNA.htm

|title=Who wins, who loses Today?

|date=14 April 2007

|author=Emmanuel Oladesu

|work=THE NATION

|access-date=24 June 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}