Yakubu Oseni
Yakubu Oseni | |
|---|---|
| Senator of Nigeria | |
| Assumed office May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Ogembe |
| Succeeded by | Ohere Sadiku Abubakar |
| Constituency | Kogi Central |
| Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service | |
| In office March 2016 – August 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Adavi, Kogi State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Yakubu Oseni (ⓘ; born 1975) is a Nigerian politician and a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for Kogi Central Senatorial District of Kogi State, Nigeria.[1] He was elected in the February 2019 Nigerian general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).[2][3][4]
Oseni won the Senatorial seat with 76,120 votes,[5] followed by Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party (Nigeria), who scored 48, 336 votes to come second, the incumbent Senator, Ahmed Ogembe of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria), who came third scored 19, 359 votes in the 2019 General Elections[6][7]
He was the Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (2016–2018) appointed by Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sen. OSENI YAKUBU". National Assembly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ "#NigeriaDecides2019 | APC's Oseni clinches Kogi Central Senate seat » Latest News » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "APC clinches Kogi Central Senate seat". www.pulse.ng. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Oketade, Oyinloluwa (2019-02-25). "Kogi Central: APC Wins Senate Seat". Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Solid minerals areas commission bill passes 2nd reading at Senate". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-06-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "APC wins Kogi Central Senate seat". 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ "APC wins Kogi Central Senate seat". Punch Newspapers. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ Egwu, Sam (2018-07-26). "Kogi Revenue Chair Joins Senate Race". Leadership Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Alhaji Yakubu Oseni Receives New KIRS Boss | :: Latest Kogi News, Kogireports ::". 4 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Abaribe was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
- ^ Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.
- ^ Akpan was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the YPP in July 2022.
- ^ The PDP's Ekpenyong was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal partially annulled the results and called a supplementary election in the affected areas. Ekpenyong won the ensuing rerun election and was sworn-in again in January 2020.
- ^ Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021 before returning to the PDP in April 2022.
- ^ Jika was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in June 2022.
- ^ Bulkachuwa was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in November 2022.
- ^ Gumau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022.
- ^ The PDP's Douye Diri was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ a b In April 2022, Adamu and Kyari resigned from the Senate after taking APC party offices the month prior.
- ^ The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both initial court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.
- ^ Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.
- ^ Alimikhena was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
- ^ The APC's Adedayo Clement Adeyeye was elected senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.
- ^ Onyewuchi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP in June 2022.
- ^ Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.
- ^ Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.
- ^ Shekarau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022 then to the PDP in August 2022.
- ^ Babba Kaita was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in April 2022.
- ^ Aliero was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in May 2022.
- ^ Abdullahi was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
- ^ The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.
- ^ The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ Akwashiki was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the SDP in July 2022.
- ^ The APC's David Umaru was elected senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him senator. He took office in July 2019.
- ^ Balogun was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
- ^ The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ The APC's Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Abdullahi Danbaba. He took office in November 2019 as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in April 2022.
- ^ Bwacha was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in February 2022.
- ^ a b c Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Hassan Muhammed Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021. In February 2022, Muhammed Gusau resigned to become Zamfara Deputy Governor.
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