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Ahmed Sani Stores

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Ahmed Sani Stores
Senator for Katsina Central
In office
May 2011 – December 2011
Preceded byIbrahim M. Ida
Succeeded byAbubakar Sadiq Yar'adua
In office
November 2013 – May 2015
Preceded byAbubakar Sadiq Yar'adua
Succeeded byKurfi Umaru
Personal details
BornKatsina, Nigeria
Political partyCongress for Progressive Change (CPC)

Ahmed Sani Stores is a Nigerian politician who was elected as Senator for Katsina Central, in Katsina State, in the 9 April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) ticket.

Ahmed Sani Stores was born in Kangiwa ward in Katsina city. He was educated at North East Worcestershire College, Bromsgrove, London, and became a financial and export consultant. He has experience in Solar and Wind power generation.[1] While based in London, in 2003 he was one of the founders of the Foundation for Good Governance and Development in Nigeria.[2]

Stores returned to Nigeria to compete in the Senatorial election.[2] It was reported that at one point during the campaign Ahmed Sani Stores was taken to a magistrates court and charged for perpetrating violence.[3] In the 9 April 2011 election, Ahmed Sani Store defeated Ibrahim M. Ida of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) with 267,154 votes to Ida's 188,205.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Four parties fight for Katsina's three seats". The Nigerian Daily. April 5, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  2. ^ a b "I'm in politics to solve my people's problems". National Mirror. 2011-02-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Hussain J. Ibrahim; Solomon Chung; Hir Joseph (26 March 2011). "Political parties under attack from each other". Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  4. ^ John Abayomi (April 10, 2011). "NASS Election :Yar'Adua's daughter loses in Katsina". Vanguard. Retrieved 2011-04-25.