A former representative of Nasarawa West Senatorial District and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,Senator Abubakar Sodangi, is dead.
Sodangi, who was in the Senate for eight years, breathed his last on Sunday at the age of 70.
He served as the Chairman of the Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State in 2023..
He was born on January 13, 1954 in Nasarawa, Nasarawa State.
He worked as a Preventive Officer with the Department of Customs and Excise between 1974 and 1977.
He attended the School of Preliminary Studies, Keffi from 1977 to 1979) and University of Sokoto betqeeb 1979 and 1983, bagging an LLB (Hons).
He attended the Nigeria Law School, Lagos, becoming a Barrister at Law in May 1984.
Sodangi was a member of several professional bodies, including Commonwealth Lawyers Association, African Bar Association, International Bar Association and Human Rights Institute.
He became a Member of the Board of Directors of PRTV, member of the National Human Rights Commission and Assistant Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Judiciary.
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Sodangi was one of the founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He was elected into the Senate in 1999.
He was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
After resuming in 2007, he was appointed to committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Interior Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Federal Capital Territory.
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