[2] He was also a member of the Vision 2010 committee set up by General Sani Abacha to chart a developmental road-map for the country.
[1] Hashidu was the first elected governor of Gombe State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 1999, on the platform of the All People's Party (APP).
[4] In January 2003, the All Nigeria Peoples Party endorsed Hashidu as its gubernatorial candidate for the April 2003 elections.
[5] He failed to be re-elected and conceded with praise for the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).
[6] He was again candidate for governor of Gombe State in 2007 on the Democratic People's Party (DPP) platform.