Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf
| Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
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Assumed office 29 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bashir Marafa |
| Constituency | Taraba Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 December 1956 Nguroje, Taraba State |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Alma mater |
Ahmadu Bello University University of East Anglia |
Alhaji Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (born 2 December 1956) is a Nigerian politician who has been the All Progressives Congress Member of the Senate for the constituency of Taraba Central since 2015. He was declared the winner of the seat in the Senate on 29 September 2015 after a tribunal following the Nigerian general election, 2015.[1] People's Democratic Party candidate Bashir Marafa had previously been declared the winner of the seat, but was replaced by Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf when the tribunal found there to have been electoral inconsistencies.[2][3]
Born in Nguroje, he was educated at Ahmadu Bello University (BSc Economics, 1980) and the University of East Anglia (MA Economics, 1983).[4] He was a faculty member at the University of Maiduguri.
References
- ↑ "Taraba tribunal sacks Senator Marafa". The Nation (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tribunal sacks PDP senator in Taraba". National Mirror. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tribunal declares APC candidate winner of Taraba Central senatorial election". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ "Sen. Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf". National Assembly (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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