Jonathan Zwingina
Jonathan Silas Zwingina | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Adamawa South | |
| In office May 1999 – May 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Grace Folashade Bent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adamawa State, Nigeria |
Jonathan Silas Zwingina is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Adamawa South constituency of Adamawa 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] He was reelected in April 2003, again on the PDP platform.[2] After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Works & Housing (chairman), Establishment, Internal Affairs, Information, Special Projects, Privatization and Economic Affairs.[3] Zwingina's palatial residence in Abuja was demolished in February 2007, allegedly on the orders of Nasir el-Rufai, the Federal Capital Territory Minister.[4]
He is the current chairman board of trustees of Save Democracy Group Africa.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 20 FEBRUARY AND 7 MARCH 1999". Psephos. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Senators". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "Congressional Committees". Nigeria Congress. Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Emmanuel Aziken (6 February 2007). "El-Rufai Pulls Down Zwingina's House". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ "2 govs, PDP scribe bag Mandela awards". Sunnewsonline.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Bona, Sheriff (1 December 2017). "Poverty, unemployment threat to Nigeria's democracy – Senator Zwingina". Today.ng. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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