Isyaku Ibrahim

Isyaku Ibrahim (also spelled Isiaku) is a Kano-based Nigerian politician and businessman. [cite web |url=http://abuja.usembassy.gov/prog_09282006.html |title=Ambassador Campbell Hosts Iftaar Reception for Ramadan |accessdate=2007-10-14 |work=Abuja.USEmbassy.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of State|date=2006-09-28] He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP)cite news |first=Atang |last=Izang |title= Nigeria: Etteh - PDP Endorsed Corruption - Isyaku Ibrahim |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200710081257.html |work=Leadership |publisher= Leadership Newspapers, via allAfrica.com |date=2007-10-07 |accessdate=2007-10-14 ] and is President of the Nigeria Universities Games Association (NUGA). [cite news |title=NUGA Games Get February Date |url= http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=66546|work=Thisday |publisher=Leaders & Company |date=2006-12-24 |accessdate=2007-10-14 ] [cite web |url=http://www.fisu.net/site/page_1096.php |title= 2006 WUC Chess: Inspection Visit|accessdate=2007-10-14 |work=FISU.net|publisher=International University Sport Federation |date=2006-02-27]

Biography

Ibrahim was a member of Nigeria's parliament in the early 1960s, before the nation's first military coup. [cite news |first=Emmanuel |last= Bello|title=The Federal Budget In 1960 Was £3m, And It Did Wonders - Isyaku Ibrahim |url= http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/product_info.php?products_id=14233&osCsid=b15e02468589ea3e975db95b5c8966e1 |work=Leadership |publisher=Leadership Newspapers |date= |accessdate=2007-10-14 ]

Ibrahim was a founding member of the PDP, and remains on its Board of Trustees. He initially backed Alex Ekwueme for the PDP presidential nomination in the 1999 elections, but Ekweume lost out to Olusegun Obasanjo. Ibrahim switched to supporting Obasanjo, who won the nomination and election. However, he has since criticized Obasanjo for showing "no respect for the rule of law", [cite news |first=Bayo |last= Ohu|title= We have a duty to preserve Nigeria - Isyaku Ibrahim |url=http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/policy_politics/article01/050706 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian Newspapers |date= |accessdate=2007-10-14 ] and said that although Umaru Yar'Adua has taken over as President, Obasanjo is still "the de facto ruler of Nigeria". [cite news |first=Emmanuel |last= Bello |title= Ambassadorial List - Obj Rewarded Third Termers -- Isyaku Ibrahim |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200710010210.html |work=Leadership |publisher=Leadership Newspapers, via allAfrica.com |date=2007-09-29 |accessdate=2007-10-14 ]

He also criticized the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, fellow PDP member Patricia Etteh, diverging from his party's official policy of supporting her amidst corruption allegations.

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