Dachung Musa Bagos (born 4 June 1977) is a
Nigerian
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politician who is a member of the
Peoples Democratic Party from Plateau State,
Nigeria
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. He is a member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives from
Jos South
Jos South is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. It houses the Plateau State new Government house which includes the Office of the Executive Governor and other government house administrative offices and departments including Plat ...
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Jos East
Jos East is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Angware. its predominant tribe is The Afizere' also known as Jarawa, Jos East is a dividend of Jos where Jos North, and Jos south are the rest divi ...
federal constituency of
Plateau State
Plateau is a northern states of Nigeria, Nigerian state. It is located in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". Th ...
in the 9th National Assembly. He was elected to the House in 2019. Bagos was re-elected into the
Federal House of Representatives for the second time in the 2023 general election.
Education
After studying at Ekan Primary School, he obtained his tertiary education at the Jos Development Enterprise Commercial School where he received a Diploma in Secretariat Administration.
Dachung proceeded to the
University of Jos
The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a federal university in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria.
History
What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. T ...
where he obtained a Diploma in Law and subsequently, the
Jos ECWA Theological Seminary to broaden his spectrum of Education and knowledge.
Personal life and philanthropy
To improve the educational quality of his
constituency
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, Honorable Dachung Musa Bagos has commissioned two modern classrooms with office, store and solar power for pupils of Gwandang LEA Primary School, Bukuru-Gyel of Jos South LGA of Plateau State.
He has also paid school fees for female students of Government Technical College Bukuru and distributes hundreds of exercise books to the students of the institution.
His foundation, Dachung Musa Bagos Foundation has given scholarship to 598 students of Government Secondary School Godong in Jos East LGA, and Government Secondary School Chugwi in Jos South LGA.
See also
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Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is one of the Multi-party system, two Major party, major contemporary List of political parties in Nigeria, political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress, All Progressiv ...
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Plateau State
Plateau is a northern states of Nigeria, Nigerian state. It is located in the north-central geopolitical zone of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". Th ...
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National Assembly (Nigeria)
The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Constitution of Nigeria The body consists of 109 members of the Senate and 360 members from the House of Representatives; The ...
References
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1977 births
Living people
Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
People from Plateau State
Nigerian human rights activists
Berom people
Members of the 9th National Assembly (Nigeria)
Members of the 10th National Assembly (Nigeria)