Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo
Ibrahim H*an Dankwambo born (4 April 1962) is a Nigerian politician who was the Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria.
Contents
- 1 Early life and career
- 2 Fellowship
- 3 See also
- 4 References
Early life and career
Dankwmbo was born on 4 April 1962 at Herwagana Gombe.He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1985, with a degree in Accounting. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Lagos in 1992 and a PhD in Accounting from Igbinedion University.He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand in 1985, and worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1988 to 1999. He was then appointed Accountant General of Gombe State, holding this position until 2005.He was appointed Accountant – General of the Federation on 20 April 2005.He also served on the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He held this office until he resigned to start his campaign for election as Governor of Gombe State in January 2011.
In the 26 April 2011 election, Dankwambo won 596,481 votes, ahead of Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) with 91,781 votes and Senator Sa'idu Umar *o of the All Nigeria People's Party with 84,959 votes.
As a Governor, Dankwambo lost his deputy, David Miyims Albashi, who died on 4 November 2011 in a German hospital of injuries he sustained in a car crash on 28 August 2011. On 17 December 2011, Dankwambo appointed Tha'anda Rubainu as Deputy Governor. After his re-election in 2015, Charles Yau Iliya was his deputy governor till the end of his second term in 2019.
Fellowship
He is a fellow of Ins*ute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria, Chartered Ins*ute of Taxation of Nigeria, Chartered Ins*ute of Bankers and Nigeria Ins*ute of Marketers
See also
- List of Governors of Gombe State