Attahiru Bafarawa

Attahiru Bafarawa

Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa (born 4 October 1954) was governor of Sokoto State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is the founder of the Democratic People's Party (DPP) and became its presidential candidate at the 2007 presidential elections in Nigeria. He was originally elected and re-elected on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in 1999 and 2003 respectively. [cite news |first=Ifeatu |last=Dickson |title='Bafarawa: Ahead on merit'|url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/2007/mar/23/opinion-23-03-2007-002.htm|work=The Sun (Lagos) |publisher=The Sun Publishing Limited |date=2007-03-23 |accessdate=2008-04-12 ]

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