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Yobe State House Of Assembly
Yobe State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the Yobe State Government. It is a unicameral body consisting of 24 members elected into 24 state constituencies and presided by a Speaker. The current Speaker of the house is Chiroma Mashio, Hon. Chiroma Buba Mashio. The age of voting is 18. References Politics of Yobe State {{Yobe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yobe State
Yobe is a States of Nigeria, 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 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. Geography The state borders four states: Bauchi (city), Bauchi, Borno State, Borno, Gombe State, Gombe, and Jigawa State, Jigawa. Yobe State shares borders with Borno State to the east for about 421 km, Gombe State to the south for 140 km (in the vicinity of Gongola River), Bauchi State for 188 km (117 miles) and Jigawa State for 193 km (120 miles) to the west and Niger, the Republic of Niger to the north for about 352 km. It Niger-Nigeria border, borders to the north the Diffa Region, Diffa and Zinder Regions of Niger. Because th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiroma Mashio
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. Early life and education Chiroma was born on May 25, 1968, in Mashio town, located in the Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State. He began his early education at Mashio Primary School before attending Government Secondary School in Damagum. In pursuit of further education, he attended Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri and later, the University of Maiduguri The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975, with the intention of its ..., where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Political Science. Political career Chiroma political journey continued when he was elected as a Memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
