Dalhatu Tafida was reelected for a further four-year term in 2003.
13 Facts About Dalhatu Tafida
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Dalhatu Tafida attended Barewa College, Zaria and Government College, Keffi, then was admitted to the College of Medicine, University of Lagos where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
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Dalhatu Tafida was House Officer and then Senior House Officer at Ahmadu Bello University, and Registrar.
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Dalhatu Tafida studied at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, England and the University of Liverpool, England, obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health.
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Dalhatu Tafida was Senior Registrar in Medicine in Katsina Specialist Hospital, Consultant Physician to the Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Permanent Secretary of the Kaduna State Ministry of Health.
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Dalhatu Tafida was personal physician to President Shehu Shagari.
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Dalhatu Tafida was Commissioner of Health, Commissioner of Agriculture and then Commissioner of Education in Kaduna State between 1984 and 1987.
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Dalhatu Tafida was appointed Federal Minister of Health between 1993 and 1995.
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Dalhatu Tafida was a member of the United Nigeria Congress Party together with politicians such as Atiku Abubakar, Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila and Tony Anenih, he was given the traditional title of Tafidan Zazzau in 1995.
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Dalhatu Tafida defended the third term proposal on the basis that it would allow for quicker rotation between the north and south, and pointed out that if passed there was no guarantee that Obasanjo would win election.
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The Advance Congress of Democrats called for Mantu and Dalhatu Tafida to resign immediately pending investigation of a scandal where it was alleged bribes had been offered for votes for the third term extension.
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Dalhatu Tafida denied involvement in bribing members of the National Assembly Joint Constitution Review Conference.
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Dalhatu Tafida launched a bid to run for the Senate for a third term and emerged as the PDP flag bearer unopposed.