Yusuf Sulaiman
| Yusuf Sulaiman | |
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| Federal Minister of Transport | |
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In office 6 April 2010 – July 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Bio |
| Succeeded by | Audu Idris Umar |
| Federal Minister of Sports | |
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In office July 2011 – 2 December 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Bio |
| Succeeded by | Bolaji Abdullahi |
| Personal details | |
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30 January 1963 Sokoto, Nigeria |
Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman (or Suleiman) (born 30 January 1963) is a member of the traditional ruling family of the Sokoto Caliphate who was a civil servant before entering politics in Nigeria. He was appointed Nigerian Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet. He became Minister of Sports in a July 2011 cabinet reshuffle. He left office in December 2011 when he decided to run in the PDP primaries for governorship of Sokoto State.
Sulaiman was born in Sokoto on 30 January 1963. He is a member of the ruling dynasty of the Sokoto Caliphate. His father, Alhaji Sulaiman Isa ibn Ibrahim, was great-grandson of Sultan Aliyu Karami ibn Muhammad Bello. He obtained B.Sc. Degree in business administration from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in 1986 and MBA from ABU in 1989.
He joined the civil service, where he worked in various positions. He was made an executive director of the National Maritime Authority of Nigeria. In April 2003 he ran for Senate on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. Before being appointed Minister of Transport, he was chairman of the Governing Council of the National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna.
Sulaiman was appointed Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010. He stated that the administration would complete the dredging of the lower Niger River to ensure year-round navigation from Warri in Delta State to Baro in Niger State. In December 2010 he made an official four-hour boat trip from Lokoja in Kogi State to Onitsha in Anambra State along the newly dredged river. Lot 5 (Jamata-Baro) was still incomplete, since much more sand than expected had to be removed. The work is challenging due to the high rate of siltation. In March 2011 Suleiman said his ministry was working with other agencies on rehabilitating the network of narrow gauge railways so they could be brought into operation by concessionaires.
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