Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf

Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (born 5 November 1956) is a Nigerian politician who has been the APC Member of the Senate for the constituency of Taraba Central since 2015. He was declared the winner of the seat in the Senate on 26 November 2015 after an election tribunal, and then followed by an Appeal Court declaration, following the Nigerian general election, 2015.[1][2] PDP 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.[3][4]

Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing Taraba Central
Assumed office
26 November 2015
Preceded byBashir Marafa
ConstituencyTaraba Central
Personal details
Born (1956-11-05) 5 November 1956
Nguroje, Taraba State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
University of East Anglia

Early life and education

Born in Nguroje, he schooled at Ahmadu Bello University (BSc Economics, 1980) and the University of East Anglia (MA Economics, 1983).[5] He was a faculty member at the University of Maiduguri.

National Assembly in Abuja

Bills and Motions
  • Federal College of Education, Mutum Biyu (Establishment)Bill, 2019.
  • Nigerian Tea and coffee Development council (Establishment) Bill,2019.[6]
  • Integrated Data management commission (Establishment)Bill,2019.[7]
  • National youth commission (Establishment) Bill,2019
  • Financial Reporting council Act (Amendment) Bill,2019.
  • Federal College of Education,Mutum Biyu Taraba state (Establishment)Bill,2022 (Re-introduced).

References
  1. "N5bn monthly not enough for 2.7m IDPs – Senator". 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  2. "Taraba tribunal sacks Senator Marafa". The Nation (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. "Tribunal sacks PDP senator in Taraba". National Mirror. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Tribunal declares APC candidate winner of Taraba Central senatorial election". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. "Sen. Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf". National Assembly (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  6. "economy bill established national tea coffee development council scale second reading". business post. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  7. "Senate mulls Creation of corporate data management commission". Daily Nigeria. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.


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