Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf

Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf
Senator for Taraba Central
In office
26 November 2015 – 11 June 2023
Preceded byBashir Marafa Abba
Succeeded byHaruna Manu
Personal details
Born (1956-11-05) 5 November 1956 (age 68)
Nguroje, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Taraba State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician

Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (born 5 November 1956) is a Nigerian politician who served as the senator representing the Taraba Central senatorial district from 2015 to 2023.

Yusuf contested for the Taraba Central senatorial district seat in the 2015 Nigerian Senate elections on the platform of the APC. He was defeated by the PDP candidate Bashir Marafa Abba. He filled a case in the election tribunal and was declared winner on 26 November 2015, after the election tribunal, and an Appeal Court sacked Marafa Abba.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "N5bn monthly not enough for 2.7m IDPs – Senator". 7 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Taraba tribunal sacks Senator Marafa". The Nation (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Tribunal sacks PDP senator in Taraba". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Tribunal declares APC candidate winner of Taraba Central senatorial election". Vanguard (Nigeria). Retrieved 27 March 2016.