Born Abubakar Sani Danladi was born on May 20, 1967 in Bachama, Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. Danladi is one of President Tinubu’s ministerial nominees

Education
Sani Abubakar Danladi started his Primart Education in Bachama Primary School, Taraba. He furthered his education and obtained his senior Secondary School Certificate in Government Day Secondary School, Taraba.

He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree at the Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa.


Legislative Experience
Senator, Taraba North Senatorial District (2015 – 2017)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)


Executive Experience
Supervisory Councillor for Health, Karim Lamido Local Government Council (2003 – 2004)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Chairman, Karim Lamido Local Government Council (2006)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Political Experience
Deputy Governor, Taraba State Government (2011 – 2012)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)

Acting Governor, Taraba State Government (2014 – 2015)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
 
Governorship Aspirant, All Progressives Congress (APC). – 2019


NOTES:

The Taraba State House of Assembly on September 4, 2012, impeached Danladi as Deputy Governor on the grounds of gross misconduct leading to his replacement by Umar Garba, who went on to become the Acting Taraba Governor following the involvement of Governor Danbaba Suntai in an ill-fated air crash.
However, Danladi sought redress in Court and regained his mandate following a Supreme Court ruling in his favour in November 2014. He thus remained Acting Governor until May 28 2015.
Following his election to the Senate in 2015, he was sacked on June 23, 2017, as a Senator by the Supreme Court which also declared Shuaibu Isa Lau, as the validly elected lawmaker representing the District.
Senator Danladi defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has remained a member since then.

CONTROVERSY
Danladi was reportedly barred from contesting for or holding any political office for a period of ten years. This was on the grounds that he lied on oath in his INEC form CF001 and used a WAEC certificate that does not belong to him to contest the 2019 Governorship Election in Taraba State.

Danladi was on 6th March 2019 disqualified by the Federal High Court, Jalingo presided over by Honourable Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam from contesting the March 9 Governorship Election.

The case went on to the Court of Appeal before the election and to the Supreme Court after the election, where the apex court affirmed the judgement of the lower court confirming that the certificate presented by Sani Danladi to the INEC was fake and forged.

There are however speculations that the ban was lifted in 2021.