Amina Zakari's appointment took effect from the directive of the President Muhammadu Buhari following the expiration of the tenure of her predecessor, Attahiru Jega on 30 July 2015.
20 Facts About Amina Zakari
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Amina Zakari was born on 23 June 1960 to the late Emir of Kazaure, Hussaini Adamu.
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Amina Zakari completed her elementary education at Shekara Girls Primary School, Kano in 1971 and had her secondary education at Queens College, Lagos.
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Amina Zakari holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy with Second Class Upper in 1980 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
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Amina Zakari is a widow; raising five children on her own since the loss of her husband in December 2000.
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Amina Zakari was an executive at Union Bank PLC at the time of his death and prior to that had held many positions at United Bank of Africa.
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Amina Zakari had her National Youth Service Programme at the then Federal University of Technology, Bauchi between 1981 and 1982, where she set up a Pharmacy and Drug Store Dispensary as her service year project.
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Amina Zakari began her professional career at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna as a Senior Pharmacist in 1984.
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Amina Zakari led the revamp of the national network of Drug Revolving Fund.
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Amina Zakari served as Special Assistant to the President from 2004 to 2007 posted to the Federal Capital Territory Administration working at various times as Secretary, Health and Human Services; Secretary, Social Development and Acting Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Amina Zakari is a Registered Pharmacist and Member, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria as well as member of Nigeria Institute of Management.
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In 2011, Amina Zakari was appointed as one of the National Electoral Commissioners at INEC by former President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Amina Zakari chaired the Inter-Party Advisory Council with responsibility for party system consolidation.
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Until her appointment as Acting Chairman, Amina Zakari was chairman of the INEC Planning Monitoring and Strategy Committee effective November 2014.
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Amina Zakari was appointed acting chairman of INEC on 30 June 2015 following the expiration of the tenure of Attahiru Jega.
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Amina Zakari's father worked with me as my Permanent Secretary before later he became the Emir of Kazaure.
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Amina Zakari married the senior sister to Buhari and he started his childhood in the late emir's house.
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Yakassai stated that he was responding to a reporter if Amina Zakari was related to Buhari, which Yakassai admitted was not related.
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Amina Zakari is my daughter and a friend to her father was at one time my permanent secretary.
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Amina Zakari's mother is a friend to my senior wife.