Abdullahi Balarabe Salame

Who is Abdullahi Balarabe Salame?

Abdullahi Balarabe Salame is a Nigerian politician who is speaker of the house of Sokoto State, and who served as acting governor of the state from 11 April to 28 May 2008.

Abdullahi Salame was appointed acting governor when the election of Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko was annulled, and held the position until Wamakko was returned after a fresh election. Speaking in May 2008 while receiving a delegation of caretaker LGA Councillors, Salame urged caution, and said that anyone elected to serve the people is expected to approach problems with a high sense of understanding.

In July 2008, Salame was elected treasurer of the nineteen-member Northern States Speakers' Forum.

In August 2008, Salame said the state government was determined to support the National Council for the Welfare of the Destitute self reliance program in cooperation with the Sultanate, and hoped that more destitutes would benefit from the council's training program. In July 2009, Abdullahi Salame spoke at the launch of a program to immunize more than 800,000 children under five years of age in Sokoto State, which was controversial because people, backed by Islamic clerics, feared the program was a contraceptive designed to reduce the population of the region. He said it was essential for parents to ensure their children and wards were immunized against the killer disease.