Bathiya Wesley

Bathiya Wesley
Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 June 2023
Preceded byAminu Iya Abbas
Member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2019
Preceded byHassan Burguma
ConstituencyHong
Personal details
Born
Bathiya Wesley Mava’ama
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party

Bathiya Wesley is a Nigerian politician and the speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly.[1] He was sworn in during the inaugural session of the Adamawa 8th Assembly.[2][3][4] Wesley is disabled, having had his arm amputated earlier in his life.[5][6] He represents the Hong constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly.[6]

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  2. ^ Livinus, Hindi (2023-06-13). "Adamawa Assembly elects physically challenged lawmaker Speaker". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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  4. ^ FirstNews (2023-06-25). "As Bathiya drives the affairs of the Adamawa Assembly". First News NG. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  5. ^ Osadebe, Ada (2023-06-13). "Physically Challenged Lawmaker Emerges As Adamawa Speaker". OduNews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  6. ^ a b Abdullahi, Amina (2023-06-13). "Physically-challenged lawmaker emerges Adamawa assembly speaker - Daily Trust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2024-06-02.