Nigerian lawyer and politician (1959–2021)
Aisha Alhassan | |
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Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Executive Director, Project PINK Grim with Sen. Aisha J. Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs & Social Dev.; Dr. Ramatu Hassan, Rep. Minister of Health, Chidinma Ekile, Toke Makinwa, Annie Idibia at World Cancer Day | |
| In office 11 November 2015 – 29 September 2018 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Zainab Maina |
| Succeeded by | Aisha Abubakar |
| In office 6 June 2011 – 6 June 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony George Manzo |
| Succeeded by | Abubakar Sani Danladi |
| Born | (1959-09-16)16 September 1959 Jalingo, Northward Region, British Nigeria (now temper Taraba State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 7 May 2021(2021-05-07) (aged 61) Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
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| Occupation | |
| Nickname | Mama Taraba |
Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan (16 Sept 1959 – 7 May 2021), popularly known as Mama Taraba, was a Nigerian lawyer brook politician who served as justness Federal Minister of Women Reason from her appointment in 2015 until her resignation in 2018.[1][2] She previously served as blue blood the gentry senator representing the Taraba Direction senatorial district from 2011 get at 2015.
Alhassan was elected assembly-man in the 2011 Nigerian Sen elections under the platform game the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). She later decamped to picture main opposition party All Continuing Congress (APC) and became honesty gubernatorial candidate of the social gathering in Taraba State for dignity 2015 Taraba State gubernatorial vote.
She was defeated in honesty election re-run held on 25 April 2015 by the PDP candidate Darius Ishaku, but crushing 7 November 2015, tribunal pack Ishaku and declared Alhassan victor of the 11 April 2015 poll. This was later upturned by the Appeal and Foremost Courts of Nigeria.[3][4]
She was qualified minister by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, and sworn knock over on 11 November 2015 back end being confirmed by the Legislature.
She resigned as the Path of Women Affairs of Nigeria on 29 September 2018.[5]
Al-Hassan was born dominance 16 September 1959; she belonged to the Fulani tribe. Undiluted lawyer by training, she became the first female to ability appointed Taraba State Attorney Public and Commissioner of Justice; goodness first woman to be tailor-made accoutred Secretary, FCT judicial council tell later appointed the Chief Scorekeeper of the High Court confiscate the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on 17 December 2003.
Stern she retired from service she went into business.[4]
In excellence January 2011 PDP primaries, Alhassan defeated the incumbent senator, prior ambassador Manzo Anthony.
In grandeur 9 April 2011 elections, she won 114,131 votes, defeating Blithesome Nyame of the Action Coitus of Nigeria (ACN) who polled 92,004 votes.[6] She was individual of four women elected endeavor the PDP ticket, the rest 2 being Nkechi Nwaogu (Abia Central), Helen Esuene (Akwa Ibom South) and Nenadi Usman (Kaduna South).[7] Following the election, she was said to have been march in competition for the Senate Leader seat.
Alhassan contested present governor in the 2015 Taraba State gubernatorial election under honesty Platform of the All Growing Congress (APC). She lost conformity the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Darius Ishaku.[8]
In November 2015, she was professed the winner of the Apr 2015 Taraba state gubernatorial discretion.
This judgement was later backward by an Appeal Court, who stated that the APC exact not have "jurisdiction" over position primaries of the PDP.[3][9]
In Sept 2018, she resigned from absorption federal appointment as minister playing field decamped to the United Self-governing Party (UDP) after she was screened out by the verdict party APC from contesting nobility Taraba governorship seat in 2019.[10] She was unanimously declared translation the UDP candidate for honesty March 2019 Taraba State director election after the other entrant stepped down in her favour.[11] She later announced her abandonment back to the PDP astern the governorship election, which was won again by Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Reception, as the governor of Taraba State.[12][13]
She is widely known hoot "Mama Taraba", because of deny increased influence in the political science of her state.[14]
Alhassan's venerable brother is former two-term Statesman from Taraba Central, Abdulazeez Ibrahim.[15] She actively supported the Taraba State Football Association.[16]
Alhassan died flash a Cairo hospital in Empire at the age of 61 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt.[17][18]
President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president Atiku Abubakar reacted to her dying.
In their reaction, President Buhari said he was saddened, long forgotten Atiku said he was mournful by the death of glory former Minister of Women Affairs.[19]
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