Mohammed Aruwa

Muktar Ahmed Mohammed Aruwa
Senator for Kaduna Central
In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
Succeeded by	Mohammed Kabiru Jibril
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Born	Kaduna State, Nigeria

Muktar Ahmed Mohammed Aruwa was elected Senator for the Kaduna Central constituency of Kaduna State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party (APP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.^[1] He was reelected on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform for a further four year term in 2003.^[2]

First Senate term

After taking his seat in the Senate Aruwa was appointed to committees on Senate Services, Aviation, Works & Housing, Police Affairs, Agriculture (vice-chairman) and Finance & Appropriation.^[3] In April 2000 he said he would not submit to Sharia law, saying "Even in true Islamic countries, there is no total application of Sharia. There is reformation going on now", and saying Sharia violated some human rights.^[4] In August 2002 he moved to halt the privatization of public enterprises pending amendment of the law governing the National Council on Privatization to bring it into line with the 1999 constitution.^[5]

Second Senate term

In May 2005 Aruwa was appointed to an ad-hoc Senate committee on media relations, formed to present the Senate position to the public if President Olusegun Obasanjo were to insist on reviewing the budget after it has been signed into law. The Senate view was that this would be grounds for impeaching the President.^[6] In September 2005 he rejected a posting as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Women Affairs, accusing the Senate leadership of playing dirty politics with Committee positions.^[7] In November 2005 the Senate President Ken Nnamani announced that Aruwa had been dropped from the National Assembly Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, which was considering the possibility of allowing President Obasanjo to run for a third term. Aruwa was opposed to this change.^[8]

Later career

Aruwa was a contender to be the ANPP candidate for governor of Kaduna State in 2007, winning the primaries, but the party replaced his name by that of Sani Sha'aban on the list submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).^[9] Aruwa disputed the legality of the substitution.^[10] It was reportedly made because his name was included in the list of politicians indicted by Nuhu Ribadu's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.^[11] In May 2007, following the election but before the new government had assumed its duties, Aruwa moved for a review of the conduct and outcome of the elections, but later withdrew the motion before it was debated by the Senate.^[12] However, the senate did agree with his recommendation to set up a joint committee to review how INEC had managed funds allocated to conduct of the elections.^[13]

Speaking to the press in April 2010, Aruwa said that membership of the ANPP by former military ruler Major-General Muhammadu Buhari had done the party great harm.^[14]

References

1. ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/n/nigeria/nigerialeg2.txt. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
2. ^ "Senators". Dawodu. http://www.dawodu.com/senator.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
3. ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. http://www.nigeriacongress.org/assembly/committees1.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
4. ^ John Ighodaro (April 3, 2000). "Sharia not for me, says Kaduna Senator". Vanguard. http://outcrybookreview.com/NigerianNews14.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
5. ^ Bature Umar (2002-08-30). "Senate Vows to Halt Sale of Mint". ThisDay. http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2002/08/30/20020830news08.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
6. ^ Kola Ologbondiyan And Chuks Okocha (May 6, 2005). "Senate Threatens Impeachment of Obasanjo.". ThisDay. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-136381124/senate-threatens-impeachment-obasanjo.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
7. ^ Emmanuel Aziken (21 September 2005). "Senator Alleges Dirty Politics in Senate, Rejects Committee Offer". Vanguard. http://allafrica.com/stories/200509210484.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
8. ^ Kola Ologbondiyan (November 17, 2005). "Aruwa, Anti-3rd Term Senator, Sacked.". ThisDay. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-138850659/aruwa-anti-3rd-term.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
9. ^ Rotimi Ajayi, Tina Anthony, Tony Edike and Emmanuel Ulayi (February 18, 2007). "April Polls Final List - More Candidates Crash Out.". Vanguard. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-159531650/april-polls-final-list.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
10. ^ "INEC List Deepens ANPP Guber Crises". Daily Trust. 9 April 2007. http://allafrica.com/stories/200704090307.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
11. ^ ISMAIL OMIPIDAN (November 22, 2009). "Kaduna 2011: Who'll the cap fit?". Daily Sun. http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/powergame/2009/nov/22/powergame-22-11-2009-001.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
12. ^ "2007 Elections - Why Senate is Shy". ThisDay. 7 May 2007. http://allafrica.com/stories/200705080017.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
13. ^ "NIGERIA: A DATE WITH HISTORY". Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. http://www.radionigeriaonline.com/spotlight/elections2007.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
14. ^ John Shiklam (9 April 2010). "Buhari's Presence in ANPP, A Great Harm --Aruwa". Daily Champion. http://allafrica.com/stories/201004120321.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 

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