Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state,it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu,and its largest city by population is Potiskum. While by the largest by land area is Fune,the Potiskum local government area is a place of farmers and marketers,the largest cattle market in Africa is located in Potiskum.
Bukar Abba Ibrahim was a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing the Yobe East senatorial district from 2007 to 2019. He previously served twice as the governor of Yobe State from 1992 to 1993 and from 1999 to 2007.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Yobe comprises three Senators representing Yobe North,Yobe South,Yobe East and six Representatives representing Gulani/Gujba/Damaturu/Tarmuwa,Bursari/Geidam/Yunusari,Fika/Fune,Nangere/Potiskum,Bade/Jakusko,and Yusufari/Nguru/Machina/Karasuwa. Constituencies are based on Local Government Area boundaries.
Potiskum is a local government area and city in Yobe State northeastern part of Nigeria. It's the largest,most populous and fastest growing city in Yobe State. Of the native languages in Yobe State,Potiskum is home to several major groups which include the Karai-Karai,Bolewa and Ngizim and Hausa-Fulani. It is on the A3 highway at 11°43′N11°04′E. It has an area of 559 square kilometres (216 sq mi).
The Potiskum Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria,with headquarters in Potiskum,Yobe State. The emir holds the title "Mai".
Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere is a Nigerian journalist turned politician who was elected to the Senate for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State,Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections. He was elected on the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) platform.
Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim is a Nigerian politician and was All Progressives Congress member of the House of Representatives for Damaturu,Gujba,Gulani,and Tarmuwa. In 2016,she was appointed as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The 2023 Yobe State gubernatorial election took place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Yobe State,concurrent with elections to the Yobe State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election —which was postponed from its original 11 March date —was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent APC Governor Mai Mala Buni won re-election to a second term,defeating former Bade Local Government Chairman Sharif Abdullahi (PDP) by a margin of 43%.
The 2011 Nigerian Senate election in Yobe State was held on April 9,2011,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Yobe State. Bukar Ibrahim representing Yobe East,Ahmad Lawan representing Yobe North and Alkali Abdulkadir Jajere representing Yobe South all won on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Yobe State was held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Yobe State,Nigeria.
Idi Barde Gubana is a Nigerian Karai-Karai politician,and the current deputy governor of Yobe state under governor Mai Mala Buni. He is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party and was elected in 2019. He was born in the Karai-Karai village of Gubana in Fune Local Government. He holds the traditional title of Waziri (Vizier) of Fune Emirate.
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.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Yobe State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Yobe State will be held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Yobe State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections will coincide with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Abubakar Yerima Idris is a Nigerian politician and lawmaker in the Nigerian National Assembly. He hails from Yobe State,Nigeria. He has served in the Yobe State National Assembly,representing the Fika/Fune constituency since 2019.
Chiroma Mashio is a Nigerian politician. He is the current Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly. He represents the Jajere Constituency and was elected unopposed as Speaker of the 8th Yobe State House of Assembly.
Ibrahim Umar Potiskum is a Nigerian politician who represented the Bade/Jakusko Federal Constituency in Yobe State during the 9th National House of Representative (2019–2023). He is member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tijjani Zanna Zakariya,,is a Nigerian politician representing the Machina/Nguru/Karasuwa/Yusufari Federal Constituency of Yobe State in the House of Representatives.
Jakduwa Hassan Kaikaku is a Nigerian politician. He is currently serving as a member representing Bade/Jakusko Federal Constituency of Yobe State in the 10th National Assembly under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
