Nasir Idris
Nasir Idris | |
|---|---|
| Governor-elect of Kebbi State | |
| Assuming office 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Abubakar Umar Argungu (elect) |
| Succeeding | Abubakar Atiku Bagudu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1965[citation needed] Birnin Kebbi, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kebbi State) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohammed Nasir Idris (born 6 August[citation needed] 1965) is a Nigerian unionist, educationist, politician, and immediate past national president of the Nigerian Union of Teachers and deputy president of the Nigeria Labour Congress.[1] On 17 April 2023, Idris was pronounced the governor-elect of Kebbi State after winning the 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).[2][3]
Early life and education
Nasir Idris was born on the 6 August 1965, in Birnin Kebbi local government area of Kebbi State.[4] He attended The Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi between 1994 and 2003, and Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, between 2006 and 2009 for his MBA.[4] Idris holds a PhD in Education and has written various academic papers on education.[5]
Career
In 2018, Idris was elected the president of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) as well as the deputy president of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).[6] He is a former chairman of NUT, Kebbi State, former chairman of NLC, Kebbi State and former National Treasurer of NUT.[4] In May 2022, Mr. Idris emerged as the Kebbi state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate at the APC governorship primary election.[7] On 17 April 2023, Idris was declared the winner of the 2023 Kebbi State gubernatorial election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).[8]
References
- ^ Sub-editor (17 April 2023). "Meet Dr Nasiru Idris, winner of Kebbi State Governorship Election". NewsWireNGR. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Kebbi poll: INEC declares APC guber candidate, Nasir Idris, winner". Punch Newspapers. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "My Top Priority is education sector in Kebbi – Governor Elect Dr. Nasir Idris - INDEPENDENT POST NIGERIA". 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Decision Day 2023: Those who will be governors". The Sun News Online.
- ^ "Seven things to know about Kebbi gov-elect, Idris". Punch Newspapers. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Rapheal (7 May 2019). nut-president/ "It's wickedness to pay primary school teachers salary in percentage, says Nasir, NUT President". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "NUT National President, Nasir Idris emerges Kebbi APC Guber candidate – Nigeria News". Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "APC's Nasiru Idris Wins Kebbi Governorship Poll – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.