Omar Hambagda
| Omar Abubakar Hambagda | |
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| National Senator | |
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In office May 2003 – May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Abubakar Mahdi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Ali Ndume |
| Constituency | Borno South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1949 |
| Died | 30th May 2016 |
| Political party | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) |
| Profession | Educationist, Politician |
Omar Abubakar Hambagda was a Nigerian politician who was a member of the Senate for the Borno South constituency.
Omar Abubakar Hambagda was born on 28 July 1949. He obtained an MA from the University of Lancaster. He became commissioner for Health (1993) and Education (1999) in Borno State, and was an Associate Professor and Head Of Business Management at the University of Maiduguri.
In 1996 he published a book on Accountability in government: the role of the civil service.
In April 2003, Omar Abubakar Hambagda ran for the Senate on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) ticket and was elected for the Borno South constituency. He was reelected in 2007. He was a strong contender for the position of Senate Minority leader, but lost to Senator Maina Maaji Lawan of Borno North.
In January 2004 Senator Omar Hambagda announced that the Federal Government would start construction of a 62 kilometre road to link Nigeria with Cameroon and Chad, costing about N800 million. The road, which had been started and abandoned before, would give farmers in Borno State access to the international market.
Senator Hambagda chaired the Executive sub-Committee of the National Assembly on the Review of the Constitution, which recommended approving third term for President Olusegun Obasanjo. In November 2005 he stated that he personally disagreed with this idea. However, in April 2006 he was stoned and almost lynched by angry youths in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State who were against a third term for Obasanjo.
In November 2007, some members of Senator Hambagda's Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions alleged that Senate President David Mark was involved in fraud and impropriety. Allegations included a N400m renovation contract of the official residence of the President of the Senate and N2.5billion that was smuggled into the 2007 supplementary budget.
In January 2008, Senator Nuhu Aliyu said he had a list alleged fraudsters in the National Assembly that included at least two committee chairmen in the Senate. Hambagda, as chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Public Petition, said his committee was ready to inquire into the subject without fear or favour. In February, Senator Aliyu said that after talking to his lawyers he was withdrawing the charge and apologized to the Senate.
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