Profile
Jibrin Isah is Nigerian banker and politician. He is the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State at the 9th National Assembly.
Personal Life
Education
School | Degree | Year |
LGEA Primary School, Ajiolo-Ojaji | Primary Education | 1967 to 1972 |
Our Lady of School, Anyigba | Secondary Education | 1973 and 1977 |
Bayero University Kano | B.sc degree in Economics | 1983. |
University of Lagos | Masters in Economics | 1991 |
University of Ibadan | Masters in Petroleum and Energy | 2002 |
University of Nigeria | MBA | 2003 |
Work History
Company | Position | Year |
Chase Merchant Bank Plc | Analyst | 1988 |
Afribank International Limited | Pioneer Head of Project Finance/Leasing Department | 1991 |
Afribank International Limited | Pioneer Head of Capital Market group | 1993 |
AIL Securities Limited | Managing Director/Chief Executive | 1998 |
Political History
In 2011, Jibrin Isah contested for the Governorship ticket of the People’s Democratic Party, he lost to Idris Wada. In the 2019 general election, He was elected as the senator representing Kogi East after a supplementary election. He polled 134,189 votes while Ali Atai Aidoko, the candidate of the PDP polled 74,201 votes.
He will be contesting to retain his position as the member representing Kogi East senatorial district in the upcoming 2023 election.