Foumakoye Gado

[9] He served as Minister of Mines and Energy until October 1994,[10] when the PNDS withdrew from the ruling coalition and went into opposition.

[12] At the Fourth Ordinary Congress of the PNDS, held on 4–5 September 2004, Gado was elected as its Secretary-General.

[13] In August 2005, Gado alleged that food aid was being improperly and corruptly distributed by administrative and political authorities, and he urged the government to take action against those responsible.

[19] President Issoufou modified the government on 12 September 2011, separating the mining portfolio from energy; he appointed Omar Hamidou Tchiana as Minister of State for Mines and Industrial Development, while Gado was instead appointed as Minister of Energy and Oil.

[20] After Issoufou was sworn in for a second term, he retained Gado in his post as Minister of Energy and Oil in the government named on 11 April 2016.