2019 Adamawa State House of Assembly election

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The 2019 Adamawa State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Adamawa State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 25 seats were up for election in the Adamawa State House of Assembly. [1]

Aminu Iya Abbas from PDP representing Uba/Gaya constituency was elected Speaker, while Pwamwakaino Mackondo from PDP representing Numan constituency was elected Deputy Speaker. [2] [3]

Results

The result of the election is listed below. [4] [5]

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References

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