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Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State Nigeria in the 26 April 2011 national elections running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform.Abubakar has been politically active since 1999.He was elected to represent Talata Mafara/Anka Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.He was Zamfara State chairman of the ANPP and a member of the cabinet of former Governor Ahmad Sani Yerima.During Sani’s tenure Yari was thought to have gained money from contracts.