Abdulkadir Kure
Abdulkadir Kure was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party. In May 2000, he introduced Sharia law in Niger State.Kure was married to Zainab Abdulkadir Kure, a former civil servant and, beginning in 2007, a member of the Nigerian Senate until 2015. They had two daughters and four sons.
Kure hail from Lapai Local Government of the state, and held the traditional title of Rani Lapai and died on 8 January 2017 in Germany at the age of 60.
