Biography Of Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho

INTRODUCTION

Jibrin Isah is Nigerian politician and banker, who is the senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State at the 9th National Assembly.

PROFILE

D.O.B – 28 February 1960

EDUCATION

SchoolDegreeYear
LGEA Primary School, Ajiolo-OjajiPrimary Education1967 to 1972
Our Lady of School, AnyigbaSecondary Education 1973 and 1977
Bayero University KanoB.sc degree in Economics 1983.
University of LagosMasters in Economics1991
University of IbadanMasters in Petroleum and Energy2002
University of NigeriaMBA2003

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

In 1988, he joined Chase Merchant Bank Plc as an analyst. He moved to Afribank International Limited (Merchant Bankers) in 1991 as the head of Project Finance/Leasing Department. He was made the head of Capital Market group in 1993. In 1998, he was the Managing Director/Chief Executive of AIL Securities Limited.

POLITICS

Jibrin Isah contested for the Governorship ticket of the People’s Democratic Party in 2011, he lost to Idris Wada. In the 2019 general election, He was elected as the senator representing Kogi East after a supplementary election.

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