2019 Yobe State House of Assembly election

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The 2019 Yobe State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Yobe State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Yobe State House of Assembly. [1]

Ahmed Lawan Mirwa from APC representing Nguru II constituency was elected Speaker, while Auwal Isa Bello Danchuwa from APC representing Mamudo constituency was elected Deputy Speaker. [2] [3]

Results

The result of the election is listed below. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Yobe: APC clears all but one assembly seat". Daily Trust. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. Usman, Shehu (2019-06-24). "Yobe Assembly elects Speaker, principal officers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. "Yobe Assembly elects Speaker, deputy". Punch Newspapers. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. "Legislative – Yobe State" . Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. "PDP wins lone seat in Yobe Assembly". Daily Trust. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  6. IV, Editorial (2019-04-01). "Election: My dedication, loyalty earned me assembly seat – Only PDP elected Yobe lawmaker". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2022-01-04.