Goni Modu Bura

Goni Modu Zanna Bura
Senator for Yobe East
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 May 1999
Succeeded by	Usman Adamu
Personal details
Born	6 January 1960 Yobe State, Nigeria

Goni Modu Zanna Bura was elected Senator for the Yobe East constituency of Yobe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 he was appointed to committees on Ethics, Environment, Health, State & Local Government and Government Affairs.[2] He was a contender to be PDP candidate for Yobe State Governor in the 2003 elections.[3]

Later he served as Deputy Governor of Yobe State and then was appointed Ambassador of Nigeria to Lebanon.[4]

References

1. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
2. "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
3. "Battle for PDP Tickets". ThisDay. 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
4. Goni M Tar [@Gonimtarr] (28 August 2023). "Senator Goni Modu Zanna Bura Mourns the Loss of Beloved Mother" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 December 2024 – via Twitter.