He was appointed to committees on Selection, Federal Character & Inter-Government Affairs, Drugs and Narcotics, Anti Corruption and Agriculture Yarima was elected Senator representing Zamfara West constituency for the All Nigeria People's Party in April 2007. Yerima put his name forward to be the ANPP candidate for the 2007 presidential election and won backing from the Christian Alliance, but withdrew from the contest at the party's 2007 national convention to back former Head of State Muhammadu Buhari as the ANPP candidate. The Zamfara State High Court dismissed both cases, ruling that the statute did not infringe upon the rights of either claimant. The introduction of Sharia in Zamfara was challenged in the courts by Huri-Laws, a Nigerian human rights NGO, and by a Christian citizen from the state. The sale and consumption of alcohol and prostitution were subject to a statewide ban. However, some of the changes introduced affected all citizens of the state.

The Governor stressed his commitment to Nigeria as a multi-faith society. Sharia implementation bodies were established in Zamfara, including the Council of Ulama, Hisbah Commission, Zakkat and Endowment Board, Sharia Research and Development Board, and the Preaching Commission. This was greeted with enthusiasm by the state's Muslim majority thousands of people gathered on the streets of Gusau cheered and shouted 'God is great'.

Yarima was the first Nigerian Governor to implement Sharia law in his state, which came into effect on 27 January 2000. He was re-elected in 2003 for a second term, which ended on. Yarima was elected governor of Zamfara State in 1999. He is among the most luckiest politicians in Zamfara State. In September 1998, he left the civil service to pursue a political career. In 1994, Yerima returned to the Sokoto state civil service as the Director of Budget in the Ministry of Finance. In 1983, he began his career in the Sokoto state civil service as an economic planning officer in the Ministry of Finance. 5 Founding of All Progressives Congress and March 2013 arrestĪhmed Rufai Sani was born on 22 July 1960 in Anka town, Zamfara State.Īs part of the National Youth Service, he was posted to Borno State where he worked in the Budget Department of the Governor's office and also taught at the Borno College of Basic Studies, Maiduguri.

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