Sani Mohammed Musa

Mohammed Sani Musa (born May 11, 1965) is a Nigerian politician[1] and the Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly.[2][3]

Mohammed Sani Musa
Senator, (Niger East)
Assumed office
July 2019
Preceded byDavid Umaru
Personal details
Born (1965-05-11) May 11, 1965
Minna, Niger State
NationalityNigerian
Political partyAll Progressive Congress (APC)
MotherLate Zainab Asabe Musa
FatherMusa Tanko Bawa ( Iyan Minna)
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
ProfessionPolitician

Biography

Mohammed Sani Musa, Dan-Durbin Minna was born in the Northern part of Nigeria on May 11, 1965 in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.[4]

Work experience

He was a former Special Adviser – Investment & Infrastructure Niger State Government (2008 - 2011);

Director / Member of the Board of Directors of the Niger State Development Company Limited (NSDC) (2008 - 2018);

He was also Chairman, Task Force on Environmental Management and Member, Niger State (2007);

Economic & Social Advisory Council (2003 - To date);

He was also Associate Member, Niger Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture Minna;

Patron, Tea and Coffee Producers Association of Nigeria.

Senator Musa is Member, National Sesame Seed Association of Nigeria;

Member, Board of Trustees, National Shea Products Association of Nigeria.;

Member, Stakeholders group on the Diversification of Commerce in Nigeria (Commerce 44);

Member, Shippers Association of Nigeria; Delegate, Presidential Trade Mission to Japan.

Musa was the President/CEO of ACT Technologies Ltd until 2015 when he resigned.

He joined Activate Technologies as a Technical Consultant between 2015 - 2018.

He was at one time the President/CEO of Sensitive Logistics Services Limited and a Director of many other companies in various sectors of the Nigerian economy.

This includes companies in the shipping, oil and gas, real estate, secure identity and smart card production and manufacturing sectors.

The Social Media Bill Controversy

On November 5, 2019, the Nigerian Senate re-introduced a bill that sought to regulate the use of social media in the country, leading to public outrage. The bill, 'Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019' was one of the 11 bills read for the first time at the floor of the house that day. Musa is the sponsor of the proposed legislation.

Why he sponsored the bill

Musa said the aim of the bill was to curb fake news on the internet and to ensure sanity on social media, but not to gag the media. He said of individuals who post false information on the internet that the "penalty for defaulters goes up to N300,000 for individuals and up to N10 million for corporate organisations and imprisonment of up to three years or both." Senator Musa also lamented that troll or bot accounts have been used to rapidly spread falsehood across Nigeria in a manner that now threatens national security. He said, "one of the disadvantages of the internet is the spread of falsehood and manipulation of unsuspecting users. Today, motivated by geopolitical interest and identity politics, state and non- state actors use the internet to discredit government, misinform people and turn one group against the other." He added, "The hoax about the demise of President Muhammadu Buhari in London and his purported replacement by one Jubril of Sudan, among others, are things that threaten the peace, security and harmony of our people."

Political career

Member, National Executive Committee (NEC), APC. 2019 - to date.

He is currently a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2019 - to date.

In 2014, upon the merger and formation of APC as a political platform, he defected where he contested and won the senatorial election to represent Niger East Senatorial District in the Nigeria Senate.

He was also PDP Senatorial Aspirant for Niger East 2011.

PDP National Delegate from Paikoro LGA, Niger State 2007, 2011.

He was a Member of the Gubernatorial Campaign Committee PDP, Niger State 2011.

Senator Musa was a Gubernatorial Aspirant for Niger State Peaoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2007.

He was also an Ex-Officio of United Nigeria Congress Party, Niger State Chapter 1997.

Ex-Officio, All Peoples Party (later ANPP) 1998.

Senator Sani Musa participated actively as a Student Union activist and was the President of the Zodiac Club of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Nigeria 1987- 1988.

On February 7, 2019, the Federal High Court, Abuja, declared Mohammed Musa, as the Niger East Senatorial district candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the February 23, 2019 election, agreeing that Musa was the declared winner of the primary election the APC conducted in the senatorial district on October 2, 2018.[5][6]

In the February 23, 2019 Niger east Senatorial district election, Musa was announced winner having polled 229,415 votes ahead of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Ishaku, who got 116,143 votes.[7][8]

On 8 April 2019, the Court of Appeal in Abuja reversed the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja which sacked Senator David Umaru as the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate for the Niger East senatorial district.[9][10]

On 14 June 2019, the Nigerian Supreme Court in Abuja declared Mohammed Sani Musa the winner of the last election for the Senate held in the Niger-East Senatorial District of Niger State, the court set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), that won the election.[11][12][13][14]

Personal life

Musa is married to Sa'adatu Sani. Together they have four children: Zainab, Suleiman, Ibrahim, and Aisha. Musa's hobbies include travelling, tennis, polo and horse racing.

References
  1. Haruna, Abdullahi. "Sani Musa's torturous journey to the senate". dailytust.com.
  2. Nwachukwu, John. "Supreme Court sacks APC senator, David Umaru". Dailypost.ng.
  3. "SEN. MOHAMMED MUSA".
  4. "Mohammed Sani Musa:". The Sun Nigeria. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  5. Tsa, Godwin. "Niger East Senatorial seat: Court Sacks Umar, declares Musa winner". sunnewsonline.com.
  6. Olasanmi, Kunle. "Niger East: Court Sacks Senator Umaru, Declares Musa Winner". leadership.ng.
  7. "APC's Mohammed Musa Wins Niger East Senatorial Seat". Channelstv.com.
  8. Ajobe, Ahmed Tahir. "Musa wins Niger East senatorial district for APC". Dailytrust.com.
  9. "Appeal Court Cancels High Court's Sacking Of APC Senator, David Umaru". Saharareporters.com.
  10. Olowolagba, Fikayo. "Niger election: Sani Musa reacts as Appeal Court nullifies his candidacy". dailypost.ng.
  11. Onochie, Bridget. "Supreme court sacks Umaru, declares Musa senator for Niger East". Guardian.ng.
  12. "Supreme Court Sacks Niger-East Senator David Umaru". Channelstv.com.
  13. "BREAKING: Supreme Court sacks Umaru of Niger East Senatorial district". thenationinlineng.com.
  14. Enumah, Alex. "Supreme Court Sacks Niger Senator, Umaru". Thisdaylive.com.
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