In addition to being the Secretary-General of the MNSD, Salissou was also President of the MNSD section in Tahoua Region.
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A special congress of the MNSD-Nassara held in Zinder on 21 February 2009 elected Oumarou as the party's President; on the same occasion, Interior Minister Albadé Abouba was elected as Secretary-General to replace Salissou.