10 Facts About Usman Albishir

Shehu Usman Albishir was a Nigerian senator representing Yobe North constituency of Yobe State.

Usman Albishir was a member of the business family of Alhaji Albishir Abdullahi and Late Hajiya Fatima Albishir.

Usman Albishir attended the following schools: Nguru Central Primary School , Islamic Quaranic School, Hausari Primary School, Maiduguri, Nguru Senior Primary School, Nguru, Provincial Secondary School, Maiduguri.

Usman Albishir obtained the following Certificates: First Primary School Leaving Certificate, University of London General Certificate of Education, West African School Certificate.

Usman Albishir re-contested and won the Yobe North Senatorial District election in April 2003, on the All Nigeria Peoples Party platform.

Usman Albishir was a contender to be ANPP candidate for the 2007 Yobe State governorship race, supported by the incumbent Governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim, and won 382 votes against Senator Mamman Bello Ali's 88 votes in the primary election.

Usman Albishir appealed this decision, and the case dragged through the courts until in February 2010, when the Supreme Court finally dismissed his last appeal.

Usman Albishir later transferred to the Peoples Democratic Party in hopes of winning the 2011 governorship election on that platform.

On 11 January 2011, at the PDP primaries held at the August 27th Stadium in Damaturu, Yobe State, Usman Albishir defeated former minister of Police Affairs Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri and Mallam Garba Umar to clinch the party's governorship ticket for the general election in April 2011.

Usman Albishir died by car accident on July 2,2012.