Kawu Peto Dukku

Kawu Peto Dukku (14 January 1958 – 2 April 2010) was elected Senator for the Gombe North constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria, taking oath of office on 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[1]

Kawu Peto Dukku
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Gombe State North District
In office
29 May 2007 – 2 April 2010
Preceded byTawar Umbi Wada
Succeeded bySa'idu Ahmed Alkali
Speaker, Gombe State House of Assembly
In office
2003–2007
Personal details
Born14 January 1958
Gombe State, Nigeria
Died2 April 2010

Early life and education

Dukku was born on 14 January 1958 and gained a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration.[1]

Career and politics

He began his working career as a teacher. Later he joined the Goal Star Oil Company in Maiduguri.[2] He was elected to the Gombe State House of Assembly in 1999 and was reelected in 2003, when he was made speaker.[1]

After being elected to the Senate in 2007, Dukku was appointed deputy Chairman of the Senate committee on States and local governments.[1] He was also appointed a member of the Senate Committees on Aviation and Sports.[3] In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he had not sponsor any bills, but co-sponsored seven motions, contributed to debates in plenary and was active in committee work.[4] Another source described him as largely a quiet senator who rarely spoke at Senate plenary.[3][5]

Death

Dukku died in Kaduna after a brief illness on 2 April 2010.[1] He was survived by six children, three wives and an aged mother.[6]

References
  1. Sheriff Balogun (11 April 2010). "Gombe - Two Deaths Too Many". ThisDay. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. ABDUL-RAHMAN ABUBAKAR & TURAKI A. HASSAN & ALIYU M. HAMAGAM (4 April 2010). "Senator Kawu Peto dies at 52, laid to rest". Sunday Trust. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  3. "Another Senator Dies". Vanguard. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  4. "An Improved Senate, But Some Uninspiring Senators..." ThisDay. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  5. "Another senator dies". Vanguard. Nigeria. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  6. Sufuyan Ojeifo And Segun Awofadeji (4 April 2010). "Gombe Buries Second Senator in One Week". ThisDay. Retrieved 12 June 2010.


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