Titus Uba | |
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Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly | |
Preceded by | Terkimbi Ikyange |
Constituency | Kyan |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 September 1965 |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | People's Democratic Party,PDP |
Other political affiliations | All Progressives Congress,APC (until 2018) |
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Uba is a native of Akehe,Ute,in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State. His early education started at LGEA Primary School in Akehe but later transferred to Demonstration Primary School,Makurdi where he finished with a First School Leaving Certificate in 1979. Uba studied at Saint Michael’s Secondary School,Aliade,finishing in 1984 with a General Certificate Examination (GCE). In 1987,Uba proceeded to Federal Polytechnic,Idah in Kogi State where he earned National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1989. He obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mechanical Engineering from Federal Polytechnic,Bauchi in 2004. [8]
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