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- ↑ Jimoh, Yekini (2024-03-18). "Ramadan: Kogi lawmaker, Abdulraheem, distributes food items to constituents". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ "Hon Sanni Egidi Abdulraheem; Combining Legislative Business With Constituency Development in Ajaokuta Federal Constituency". Kogi Reports. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ Ogunseyin, Oluyemi (2024-11-02). "Lawmaker empowers constituents with entrepreneurial skills". The Guardian Nigeria News. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ Akinfehinwa, John (2023-02-28). "APC's Abdulraheem wins Reps seat for Ajaokuta Federal Constituency in Kogi". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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