{"id":16887,"date":"2017-03-22T10:56:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T09:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=16887"},"modified":"2017-05-26T16:50:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T15:50:06","slug":"sodangi-senator-abubakar-danso","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/sodangi-senator-abubakar-danso\/","title":{"rendered":"SODANGI, Sen. Abubakar Danso"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> LL.B, B.L; lawyer, politician, administrator, b:January 31,1954; p:Nasarawa; so:Nasarawa; m: Hajia JummaiA. Sodangi;haschildren;ed: NasarawaCentralSchool, 1963-67; Nasarawa SeniorPrimary School, 1967-69;Government Secondary School, Ufia, 1970-74; School of Preliminary Studies, Keffi, 1977-79; Universityof Sokoto, 1979-83; Nigerian Uw School,Ugos, 1983-84; en Preventive officer, Department ofCustom andExcise, 1974-77; National YouthService Corps, 1984-85;Asst Sec,Judicial ServiceCommittee,Abuja,1985; Ugal Practitioner\/Partner, KarinaTunyanandCo.,DerimoboChambers, 1985-86; Principal, Sodangi A Dango andCo., Fadila Chambers, currently, Elected Senator, Federal Republic ofNigeria, 1999;Re-elected Senator,2003-07; Re electedSenator, 2007-11;ch., SenateCommittee on Internal Affairs,since June2003;Senate Committee, Federal Capital Territory, 1999-2000; 200102; since 2007; Senate Committee, Human Rights, 2000-01; Senate Committee, Natural Gasand LNG, 2002-03; Joint Committee, Insecurity in the North East Zone ofNigeria, 2003; v.ch.Senate Committee on Sports, -\u2022 Youth and Social Development 2001-03; mm: SenateCommitteeson: Foreign Affairs; Interior, Powerand Steel; Air Force; Judiciary andUgal Matters; Works; Navy, mm: Ad^Hoc Committee oh Riots and Crises in Nigeria; Leader, South-South ZoneJointCommitteeon Review of1999Constitution; African Parliamentary Union; current Session ofECOWAS Parliamentary; African Parliament Union; South Africa, 2000; National Human Rights Commission, 1996-99; Sec, Nigerian Bar Association, 1989-90; ch. Nigeria BarAssociation.Abuja, 1990-9^National Ugal Adviser,19998-2000; m: Nigeria BarAssociation;AfricanBarAssociation,since1992; International BarAssociation, since 1994; The WorldJointAssociation, 1997; award: BestAwardee Nigeria BarAssociation, 1999; Exemplary Honour, Nasarawa To\\vnI3eve!opmentAssc<iation;CiaisaderofSocial Justiceofthe Millennium Award, National Association ofPolitical Science Students, Univereity of Sokoto; WestAfrican International Gold Award; Rotaractorsofthe Nigerian Uw School, Abuja; AwarderThe Development in Nigeria MeritAward, PRS Magazine, 2001;CertificateofAchievement asoneof60Most Active Legislators ofthis Dispensation, Ugislative Platform, 2003; Prize for Democracy and Good Governance bySHRCof Ahmadu BelloUniversity, Zaria, 2004; Merit Award forOutstandingContribution, Nigerian Union ofJournalists, Nasarawa State Council, 2004; Award of Excellence asBest Legislator from Nasarawa State bytheUw Students Association ofthe FacultyofUw, Nasarawa State University, Keffi; pp:Campus Chairman, NPN,UniversityofSokoto, 1979; SteteI*k-Officib, NRC; Senatorial Aspirant, UNCP, 1997; Senatorial Candidate, GDM, 1997;Foundation member and 3 times Elected Senator, People's Democratic Party, since 1999; presently People's Democratic Party, tt: Jarmanlere, 19B9; Danamalikin, Nasarawa, 2002;sc:Sec, NasarawaTown Development Association; Dir. Protocol, Univereity ofSokotoStudent's Union; Presd: X-Ray Club, School of Preliminary Studies, Keffi, National StudentsUnion ofNasarawa Town;SaferiClub,Board Member, PRTYV, 1986-89; hob: football, hockey, fishing, reading cattle rearing; ca: courageously chaired theSenate Committeeon Investigation and Public HearingonFederal CapitalTerritory PastAdministrations between1999-07; Hewouldliketobe remembered for humility and serving and assisting the needyones; off: Senate, National Assembly Complex, Three Arms Zone, Abuja; tel: 08055070336;e-m:sodangi@hotmail.eom; \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,165,166],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-16887","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-legal","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/16887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/16887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20636,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/16887\/revisions\/20636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16887"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=16887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}