Sunday Karimi

Nigerian politician

Sunday Karimi

Senator for Kogi West
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2023
Preceded by	Smart Adeyemi
Chairman of the Committee on Senate Services
In office 12 June 2007 – 6 June 2011
Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Kogi
In office June 2011 – June 2019
Preceded by	Samuel Aro Bamidele
Succeeded by	Leke Joseph
Constituency	Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro

Personal details
Political party	All Progressives Congress
Other political affiliations	People's Democratic Party (2011 to 2019)

Sunday Steve Karimi is a Nigerian politician and senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Kogi State.^[1] Karimi is the Chairman of the Committee on Senate Services.^[2]

From 2011 to 2019, Karimi was the member representing Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro constituency in the House of Representatives.^[3]

In October 2023, Karimi explained in an interview with Channels TV that the Senate needed to buy imported Sport Utility Vehicles for its 109 members because "Most of our roads are terribly bad."^[2]^[4] When challenged by interviewer Seun Okinbaloye, he defended his position by saying, "Somebody that is a minister has more than three Land Cruisers, Prado, and other vehicles, and you are not asking them questions; why us?"^[5]

References

^ Nnakaike, Victoria (2023-03-08). "Karimi, senator-elect, gets Certificate of Return, promises to make Kogi West proud". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
^ ^a ^b Adedokun, Niran (2023-10-25). "Senator Karimi and Nigeria's bad roads". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
^ Kolawole, Simon (2023-11-11). "Sacrifice is for the poor". TheCable. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
^ Francis, Tarinipre (2023-10-27). "Senator Sunday Karimi Vowed to Fix Kabba-Egbe Road If Elected. He Wants N160m Car for Bad Roads Now". Foundation For Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
^ "Why Senate Chose Foreign-Made SUVs Over Nigerian-Made Ones – Senator Karimi". Channels TV (video). 25 October 2023.

Members of the Senate of Nigeria in the 10th National Assembly (2023-2027)

Abia	▌C: Austin Akobundu (PDP) ▌N: Orji Uzor Kalu (APC) ▌S: Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA)
Adamawa	▌C: Abbas Aminu Iya (PDP) ▌N: Amos Yohanna (PDP) ▌S: Binos Dauda Yaroe (PDP)
Akwa Ibom	▌NE: Bassey Aniekan Etim (PDP) ▌NW: Godswill Akpabio (APC) ▌S: Akpan Ekong Sampson (PDP)
Anambra	▌C: Umeh Victor Chukwunonyelu (LP) ▌N: Tony Nwoye (LP) ▌S: Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP)
Bauchi	▌C: Ahmed Abdul Ningi (PDP) ▌N: Samaila Dahuwa Kaila (PDP) ▌S: Umar Shehu Buba (APC)
Bayelsa	▌C:Benson Friday Konbowei (PDP) ▌E: Agadaga Benson Sunday (PDP) ▌W: Henry Seriake Dickson (PDP)
Benue	▌NE: Udende Memsa Emmanuel (APC) ▌NW: Titus Tartengar Zam (APC) ▌S: Patrick Abba Moro (PDP)
Borno	▌C: Kaka Shehu Lawan (APC) ▌N: Mohammed Tahir Monguno (APC) ▌S: Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC)
Cross River	▌C: Williams Eteng Jonah (PDP) ▌ N: Agom Jarigbe (PDP) ▌S: Ekpeyong Asuquo (APC)
Delta	▌C: Dafinone Edeh Omueya (APC) ▌N: Nwoko Chinedu Munir (PDP) ▌S: Joel-Onowakpo Thomas (APC)
Ebonyi	▌C: Eze Kenneth Emeka (APC) ▌N: Nwebonyi Onyeka Peter (APC) ▌S: Okorie Anthony Ani (APC)
Edo	▌C: Okphebolo Monday (APC) ▌N: Adams Aliyu Oshiomole (APC) ▌S: Imasuen Neda Bernards (APC)

Ekiti	▌C: Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC) ▌N: Fasuyi Cyril Oluwole (APC) ▌S: Adaramodu Adeyemi Raphael (APC)
Enugu	▌: Kelvin Chukwu (LP) ▌N: Ezea Okechukwu (LP) ▌W: Ngwu Osita (PDP)
FCT	▌FCT: Ireti Kingibe (LP)
Gombe	▌C: Mohammed Danjuma Goje (APC) ▌N: Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo (PDP) ▌S: Anthony Siyako Yaro (PDP)
Imo	▌E: Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi (LP) ▌N: Patrick Ndubueze (APC) ▌W: Osita Izunaso (APC)
Jigawa	▌NE: Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori (APC) ▌NW: Babangida Hussaini (APC) ▌SW: Mustapha Khabeeb (PDP)
Kaduna	▌C: Lawal Adamu Usman (PDP) ▌N: Ibrahim Khalid Mustapha (PDP) ▌S: Sunday Marshall Katunɡ (PDP)
Kano	▌C: Rufai Hanga (NNPP) ▌N: Barau Jibrin (APC) ▌S: Suleiman Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila (APC)
Katsina	▌C: Abdul'aziz Musa Yar'adua (APC) ▌N: Sani Daura (APC) ▌S: Mohammed Muntari Dandutse (APC)
Kebbi	▌C: Adamu Aliero (PDP) ▌N: Yahaya Abubakar Abdullahi (PDP) ▌S: TBD (TBD)
Kogi	▌C: Natasha Akpoti (PDP) ▌E: Jibrin Isah (APC) ▌W: Sunday Karimi (APC)
Kwara	▌C: Saliu Mustapha (APC) ▌N: Suleiman Sadiq Umar (APC) ▌S: Lola Ashiru (APC)
Lagos	▌C: Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni (APC) ▌E: Tokunbo Abiru (APC) ▌W: Oluranti Adebule (APC)

Nasarawa	▌N: Godiya Akwashiki (SDP) ▌S: Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo (PDP) ▌W: Ahmed Aliyu Wadada (SDP)
Niger	▌E: Sani Musa (APC) ▌N: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC) ▌S: Peter Ndalikali Jiya (PDP)
Ogun	▌C: Shuaibu Salisu (APC) ▌E: Gbenga Daniel (APC) ▌W: Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC)
Ondo	▌C: Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC) ▌N: Jide Ipinsagba (APC) ▌S: Jimoh Ibrahim (APC)
Osun	▌C: Olubiyi Fadeyi (PDP) ▌E: Fadahunsi Francis Adenigba (PDP) ▌W: Lere Oyewumi (PDP)
Oyo	▌C: Yunus Akintunde (APC) ▌N: Abdulfatai Buhari (APC) ▌S: Sharafadeen Alli (APC)
Plateau	▌C: Diket Plang (APC) ▌N: Pam Dachungyang (ADP) ▌S: Simon Lalong (APC)
Rivers	▌E: Allwell Onyeso (PDP) ▌SE: Barry Mpigi (PDP) ▌W: Ipalibo Banigo (PDP)
Sokoto	▌S: Ibrahim Gobir (APC) ▌S: Aliyu Wamakko (APC) ▌S: Aminu Tambuwal (PDP)
Taraba	▌C: Haruna Manu (PDP) ▌N: Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP) ▌S: David Jimkuta (APC)
Yobe	▌E: Ibrahim Gaidam (APC) ▌N: Ahmed Lawan (APC) ▌S: Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (APC)
Zamfara	▌C: Ikra Aliyu Bilbis (PDP) ▌N: Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC) ▌W: Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (APC)

APC: All Progressives Congress — APGA: All Progressives Grand Alliance — PDP: People's Democratic Party — NNPP: New Nigeria Peoples Party — YPP: Young Progressives Party