Yobe State, in north-east Nigeria, has a total of nine members in the National Assembly, comprising three senators and six representatives in the House Yobe State was created on 27 August 1991 out of Borno State. The capital is Damaturu, and its largest city by population is Potiskum, which also the home of the former Senate President, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan. The incumbent governor Mai Mala Buni was sworn in on 29 May 2019. He...
Benue State, in north-central Nigeria, has a total of fourteen members in the National Assembly, comprising three senators and eleven representatives in the House Benue State, located in north-central Nigeria, was established in 1976 as one of the seven states created at that time. The state takes its name from the Benue River, Nigeria’s second-largest river after the Niger River. Benue shares borders with Nasarawa State to the north, Taraba State to the east, Kogi...
Ogun State, in south-west Nigeria, has a total of twelve members in the National Assembly, comprising three senators and nine representatives in the House Ogun State, located in southwestern Nigeria, is the second most industrialized state after Lagos, with a significant focus on metal processing. It is home to Wole Soyinka, the renowned Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Abeokuta, the capital and largest city of...
Kaduna State, in north-west Nigeria, has a total of nineteen members in the National Assembly, comprising three senators and sixteen representatives in the House Kaduna State was created on 27 May 1967 as North Central State and renamed on 17 March 1976. The current governor, Uba Sani, is an ex-senator who represented the Kaduna Central senatorial district from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, he was an inductee, chosen through a rigorous selection process by an MVP...
After 11 days in captivity, Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpor, former member of the House of Representatives, was released on August 9, 2024. We bring you pertinent details of her background in the Ex-NASS Series piece Mrakpor was abducted on July 30, 2024, by armed gunmen at her church in Asaba, Delta State. During the incident, the gunmen shot and killed a police officer and her driver before they forcefully took her away. The gunmen reportedly escaped...
Plateau State, in north-central Nigeria, has a total of eleven members in the national assembly, comprising three senators and eight representatives in the house Plateau State, located in the middle belt region of Nigeria, is the twelfth largest state by size, with an estimated population of about 4.5 million. Approximately 25% of the population resides in urban areas, while the remaining 75% live in rural areas. Created in 1976 from the northern part of the...
Ibrahim Hassan Hadeija serves as the deputy chief of staff to the President of Nigeria, working in the office of the Vice President. He is among the several former legislators who have moved into executive roles under the Tinubu administration. This series on ex-NASS members mirrors his journey to date. Early life and educational background… Ibrahim Hadeija was born in 1965 to the family of late elder statesman, Alhaji Hassan Hadejia who was until his...
After a four-term stint in the House of Representtaives, Nkiru Onyejeocha, now serves the country as a minister in the Tinubu cabinet Nkeiruka Chidubem Onyejocha was born on November 23, 1969, in Isuochi, Umunneochi local government area of Abia State. She began her educational journey at her home town before attending the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and graduated with a diploma in social work/community development before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the...
The minister of state for education, Yusuf Tanko Sununu, is one of those who made the transition from the legislature to the executive under the Tinubu administration. Here’s what to know about him in this Ex-NASS members’ series Early life and professional background… Yusuf Tanko Sununu, born 2 February 1967 in Kebbi State, earned his medical degree (MBBS) from the University of Maiduguri. He pursued further training and specialisation, which includes obtaining a postgraduate degree...
Abubakar Gumel has been in public service for decades straddling both government bureaucracy and political office, including being a representative and senator. He now serves as a liaison to the president on national assembly affairs as profiled in the Ex-NASS Series Abdullahi Abubakar Gumel was born on April 20, 1949, in Maigatari, Jigawa State. He holds a master’s degree in public policy and administration from Bayero University, Kano and also obtained a national diploma in...
