Abdul-Aziz Nyako | |
Office: | Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Adamawa Central |
Term Start: | 6 June 2015 |
Term End: | 2019 |
Alongside: | Binta Garba Ahmad Abubakar |
Predecessor: | Bello Tukur |
Successor: | Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed |
Birth Name: | Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako |
Birth Date: | 1970 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Adamawa state, Nigeria |
Party: | African Democratic Congress |
Residence: | Abuja (official) Jimeta, Adamawa (private) |
Alma Mater: | Nigerian Defence Academy (BSc) Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmonth, UK |
Profession: | Retired Commander of the Nigerian Navy Businessman politician |
Abdul-Aziz Murtala Nyako (born 19 December 1970) is a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Adamawa State. He represents Adamawa central in the current 8th National Assembly.[1] Senator Nyako is the chairman of the Special Duties Committee of the 8th National Assembly.[2]
Nyako was elected as a senator into the 8th National Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC) but later decamped to the African Democratic Congress to contest as governor for Adamawa.[3] He is the son of the former governor of Adamawa state, Murtala Nyako.
Adamawa central Senatorial District covers seven local government areas.