Jonathan Silas Zwingina is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Adamawa South constituency of Adamawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999.[1]
He was reelected in April 2003, again on the PDP platform.[2]
After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he was appointed to committees on Works & Housing (chairman), Establishment, Internal Affairs, Information, Special Projects, Privatization and Economic Affairs.[3]
Zwingina's palatial residence in Abuja was demolished in February 2007, allegedly on the orders of Nasir el-Rufai, the Federal Capital Territory Minister.[4]
In September 2003, Nasir el-Rufai, alleged that Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu and Zwingina, at the time Senate Majority Leader, asked him for a bribe of N54 million (US$418,000) to secure approval for his appointment as minister.[5][6][7] Zwingina said that he was "shocked and horrified" by the accusations and that el-Rufai "is a pathological liar."[8]
He is the current chairman board of trustees of Save Democracy Group Africa.[9][10]
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^Mojeed, Musikilu; Adebayo, Taiwo-Hassan. "INTERVIEW: I regret not laying down my life to get third term for Obasanjo – Ibrahim Mantu". Premium Times. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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^"2 govs, PDP scribe bag Mandela awards". Sunnewsonline.com. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^Bona, Sheriff (1 December 2017). "Poverty, unemployment threat to Nigeria's democracy – Senator Zwingina". Today.ng. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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