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Hezekiah Dimka

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Hezekiah Dimka
Senator for Plateau Central
In office
11 June 2019  11 June 2023
Preceded byJoshua Dariye
Succeeded byDiket Plang
Personal details
BornHezekiah Ayuba Dimka
March 1952 (age 74)
PartyAll Progressive Congress
OccupationPolitician

Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka (born March 1952) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing the Plateau Central senatorial district from 2019 to 2023.[1] He previously served as a board member TETFUND, North Central Nigeria in the year 2018, and was the chairman of the Senate drugs and narcotics committee from 2019 to 2023.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

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‎Hezekiah Ayuba Dimka was born in March 1952 in Kabwir, Kanke Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria. He attended the Nigerian Police College and later joined the Nigeria Police Force. He rose to the rank of Commissioner of Police.[5]

Police career

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‎Dimka served in the Nigeria Police Force and worked in different parts of the country, including Imo State and Delta State. He retired from the police in 2008 as a Commissioner of Police.[6]

Political career

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‎In 2018, Dimka was appointed to the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). He contested the 2019 Nigerian Senate election for Plateau Central senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Independent National Electoral Commission recorded 149,457 votes for Dimka, and he was declared elected.[7][8] ‎He served as the senator representing Plateau Central from 11 June 2019 to 11 June 2023. During the 9th National Assembly, he chaired the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics.[9]

References

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  1. "2023: Inside the race to succeed Lalong". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. "Senate uncovers N4.5b police barracks project padded in NDLEA budget". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "senator dimka ayuba". shineyoureye.org. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. Martins, Ameh (8 November 2019). "DIMKA, Hezekiah Ayuba". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. "DIMKA, Hezekiah Ayuba". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. "PSC PLEDGES IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, CALLS FOR ENHANCED FUNDING". Police Service Commission. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  7. "Plateau Central Senatorial District Election, Plateau State, 23 February 2019" (PDF). Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  8. "NASS Poll: APC wins Plateau Central, 3 House seats, PDP wins 4". The Sun Nigeria. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  9. "NDLEA seeks end to duplication of duties in sister agencies". The Guardian Nigeria. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

Notes

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