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Zakari Salisu was born on 4 Apr 1969.
Former office
Zakari Salisu
Federal representative for Ningi/Warji Federal Constituency, Bauchi State
5 Jun 2007 – 11 Jun 2019 · with interruptions
THE PERSON- Federal constituency
- Ningi/Warji
- State
- Bauchi
- Country
- Nigeria
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Zakari Salisu, known in Bauchi politics as Salisu Zakari Ningi, is the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate for Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026, which lists him as a 57-year-old man with FSLC, SSCE and a degree). A September 2026 statement by the PRP governorship campaign of Senator Shehu Buba named him as the party's Bauchi Central senatorial…
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Zakari Salisu, known in Bauchi politics as Salisu Zakari Ningi, is the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate for Bauchi Central Senatorial District in the Senate election of 16 January 2027 (INEC final list, 12 September 2026, which lists him as a 57-year-old man with FSLC, SSCE and a degree). A September 2026 statement by the PRP governorship campaign of Senator Shehu Buba named him as the party's Bauchi Central senatorial candidate. His own biography gives his birth as 4 April 1969 in Ningi and lists service in the Military Police (1988-92) and work as a secondary-school teacher in Bauchi (2001-07). In the April 2007 election for Ningi/Warji Federal Constituency he ran for the ANPP and was declared winner over the incumbent, Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP), by 66,724 votes to 43,828; on Ningi's petition the Court of Appeal in Jos gave judgment on 5 June 2008 and Zakari lost the seat. A separate challenge to his ANPP nomination by Adamu Shehu Suleiman was dismissed by the Bauchi tribunal in September 2007. Under Governor Isa Yuguda he then served as Commissioner for Youth and Sports (2008-10, by his own account) and as Special Adviser on Tourism (from 2011). He won the Ningi/Warji seat on the APC platform in 2015 and was vice chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency. In March 2015 a constituent sued him and INEC at the Federal High Court, Bauchi, alleging that he had been removed from the Army and had given false information in his nomination forms; the case was adjourned in October 2015 and no outcome was found. On 24 July 2018 he left the APC for the PDP with Speaker Yakubu Dogara's camp, and he lost the seat as the PDP candidate in February 2019. In a letter dated 6 September 2020 he resigned from the PDP to return to the APC. He held the traditional title Kauran Ningi from 2007 until the Ningi Emirate Council withdrew it with effect from 17 November 2023, citing his criticism of the Ningi township road project; he said he had questioned only the road's stated length and was challenging the council's reasons.
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1969
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD1974
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Ningi East Primary School
First School Leaving Certificate
- Location
- Ningi, Bauchi State
- Institution
- Primary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1985
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Government Secondary School, Burra
West African School Certificate (WASC)
- Location
- Burra, Ningi LGA, Bauchi State
- Institution
- Secondary
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
1988
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Military policeman
Nigerian Army (Military Police)
- Industry
- Military
- Employment
- Employee
Served with the Military Police from 1 January 1988 to 11 November 1992 (his own Nigerian Youth Congress biography; rank not stated). A 2015 lawsuit alleged he had abandoned duty and been removed after a board of inquiry - an allegation only, see legal records.
1995
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
University of Jos
National Diploma in Marketing · Marketing
- Location
- Jos, Plateau State
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2001
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Classroom teacher (Business Studies and Commerce)
Government Day Secondary School Yelwan Tudun, Bauchi
- Industry
- Education
- Employment
- Employee
Taught Business Studies and Commerce from 2001 until he went into politics in 2007 (his own Nigerian Youth Congress biography).
2007
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
Kauran Ningi (traditional title)
Conferred by the Emir of Ningi in 2007 (his own Facebook post, quoted Nov 2023). Withdrawn by the Ningi Emirate Council effective Friday 17 November 2023, which cited his criticism of the Ningi township dual-carriageway project on the Bauchi-Ningi-Kano road; he said he was challenging the reasons, told Premium Times he had questioned only the stated length of the road, not its cost, and asked to be addressed as 'Malam Salisu'. The Shehu Buba campaign still styled him 'Kauran…
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Conferred by the Emir of Ningi in 2007 (his own Facebook post, quoted Nov 2023). Withdrawn by the Ningi Emirate Council effective Friday 17 November 2023, which cited his criticism of the Ningi township dual-carriageway project on the Bauchi-Ningi-Kano road; he said he was challenging the reasons, told Premium Times he had questioned only the stated length of the road, not its cost, and asked to be addressed as 'Malam Salisu'. The Shehu Buba campaign still styled him 'Kauran Ningi' in September 2026.
- Awarded by
- Emir of Ningi / Ningi Emirate Council
- Category
- traditional title
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Election participationReviewed record
2007 House of Representatives election
Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
- Result
- Annulled
- Votes
- 66,724
- Recorded winner
- Salisu Zakari (ANPP) returned; Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP) after appeal
Ran on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, defunct) and was declared winner by INEC with 66,724 votes to 43,828 for Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP) at the poll of 21 April 2007. Ningi's petition (NAGLH/EPT/BA/19/07, filed 19 May 2007) went to the Court of Appeal, Jos (CA/J/EP/HR/323/2007), which gave judgment on 5 June 2008; Zakari lost the seat (his own biography:…
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Ran on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP, defunct) and was declared winner by INEC with 66,724 votes to 43,828 for Abdul Ahmed Ningi (PDP) at the poll of 21 April 2007. Ningi's petition (NAGLH/EPT/BA/19/07, filed 19 May 2007) went to the Court of Appeal, Jos (CA/J/EP/HR/323/2007), which gave judgment on 5 June 2008; Zakari lost the seat (his own biography: 'lost the seat in a court of Appeal ruling in Jos, 2008') and Ningi's mandate was restored. A separate petition by Adamu Shehu Suleiman over the ANPP nomination was dismissed by the tribunal on 25 September 2007. Term dates on the position: 6th Assembly inauguration (5 Jun 2007) to the appeal judgment (5 Jun 2008); Citizen Science Nigeria gives 2007-05 to 2008-06.
ElectedReviewed record
Federal Representative
Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
Took office
Interruption in recorded service: 5 Jun 2008 – 9 Jun 2015
Returned to office
Service ended
- Status
- Ended
- Party on this record
- APC
Recorded periods in this office: 5 Jun 2007 – 5 Jun 2008; 9 Jun 2015 – 11 Jun 2019 (APC).
2008
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDPublic appointment & advisory workReviewed record
Commissioner for Sports
Bauchi State Government
- Industry
- Public administration
Commissioner in the Bauchi State Government of Governor Isa Yuguda: 'Commissioner of Sports' (Nigerian Tribune, 2023); his own Nigerian Youth Congress board biography says Commissioner for Youth and Sports from 2008 to 2010, after he lost the Ningi/Warji House seat on appeal in June 2008. Appointment and exit days not found.
2010
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDEducation & qualificationsReviewed record
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
B.Tech Business Management (Second Class Lower) · Business Management
- Location
- Bauchi, Bauchi State
- Institution
- University
Graduation stated in the linked record. This does not by itself authenticate an original certificate.
2011
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDPublic appointment & advisory workReviewed record
Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism
Bauchi State Government
- Industry
- Public administration
Special Adviser on Tourism to the Governor of Bauchi State (Isa Yuguda) from 2011, after his term as commissioner (his own Nigerian Youth Congress biography). End date not found.
2015
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2015 House of Representatives election
All Progressives Congress · Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
- Result
- Won
- Recorded winner
- Salisu Zakari Ningi (APC)
Elected for Ningi/Warji on the APC platform (Vanguard, Oct 2015, describes him as the sitting member who ran on the APC). 28 March 2015 is the INEC National Assembly polling day, not read from a result sheet; votes not found. Term dates are the 8th Assembly inauguration (9 Jun 2015) and the 9th (11 Jun 2019).
2018
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Defected from the APC to the PDP in the House of Representatives on 24 July 2018, one of 37 members who left the APC that day (with Speaker Yakubu Dogara's Bauchi camp); PDP candidate for Ningi/Warji in February 2019 (lost). Resigned by a letter to his Ningi West ward chairman dated 6 September 2020, saying he was returning to the APC. (His 2020 letter dates his joining to the 2019 elections.)
2019
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2019 House of Representatives election
Peoples Democratic Party · Ningi/Warji · Bauchi
- Result
- Lost
- Recorded winner
- Abdulkadir Abdullahi (APC)
PDP candidate for Ningi/Warji after defecting from the APC with Speaker Yakubu Dogara's camp on 24 July 2018. In September 2018 Baba Idi Adamu was challenging him for the PDP ticket (Daily Trust, 15 Sep 2018); by November Daily Trust reported that the defecting Bauchi lawmakers had been given automatic PDP tickets (primary day and figures not found). Lost the National Assembly…
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PDP candidate for Ningi/Warji after defecting from the APC with Speaker Yakubu Dogara's camp on 24 July 2018. In September 2018 Baba Idi Adamu was challenging him for the PDP ticket (Daily Trust, 15 Sep 2018); by November Daily Trust reported that the defecting Bauchi lawmakers had been given automatic PDP tickets (primary day and figures not found). Lost the National Assembly poll of 23 February 2019 to the APC candidate, named 'Baba Iyali' by Daily Trust on 30 Mar 2019 and 'Abdulkadir Abdullahi' by Daily Trust on 21 Apr 2019 (Wikipedia, a lead only, lists the 2019-23 member as Abdullahi Sa'ad Abdulkadir). Votes not found.
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
Peoples Redemption Party · Bauchi Central · Bauchi
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Zakari Salisu
constituency: Bauchi Central Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 21, p.18; INEC name: ZAKARI SALISU; age 57; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FLSC SSCE DEGREE · Primary: PRP primary date, votes and opponents not found. A Shehu Buba campaign statement (PRNigeria, 15 Sep 2026) named 'Salisu Zakari Ningi Kauran Ningi'…
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constituency: Bauchi Central Senatorial District · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 21, p.18; INEC name: ZAKARI SALISU; age 57; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FLSC SSCE DEGREE · Primary: PRP primary date, votes and opponents not found. A Shehu Buba campaign statement (PRNigeria, 15 Sep 2026) named 'Salisu Zakari Ningi Kauran Ningi' as the PRP senatorial candidate for Bauchi Central at a PRP gathering at Games Village, Bauchi, on Sunday 13 September 2026.
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Elected to the House for Ningi/Warji on the APC platform in 2015 (he had run on the ANPP, one of the APC's founding parties, in 2007; date he joined the APC not found). Defected to the PDP on 24 July 2018. He announced a return to the APC in September 2020 (letter dated 6 September 2020); that second spell is not stored as a row because its start and end days were not found, and he is the PRP's 2027 candidate.
Working lifeReviewed record
Founder
Salisiyya Foundation
- Industry
- Non-profit
- Employment
- Founder
His foundation, which says it provides medical aid and supports further education for people in need (his own Nigerian Youth Congress biography). Year founded not found.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Banking and Currency
Deputy · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Committee & oversightReviewed record
House Committee on Youth
Member · House
The end of this committee role is not recorded.
Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
Peoples Redemption Party candidate for Bauchi Central on INEC's final list (12 September 2026); named PRP senatorial candidate for Bauchi Central at a PRP gathering on 13 September 2026. Date joined not found (he announced a move to the APC in September 2020).
An end date is not recorded for this membership.
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