Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji
Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji
Member of the; House of Representatives of Nigeria; from Adamawa
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 2023
Constituency	Mubi North/Mubi South/Maiha
Personal details
Born	4 October 1980
Citizenship	Nigeria
Political party	All Progressive Congress

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji is a Nigerian politician. He is currently serving as a member representing Mubi North/Mubi South/Maiha Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji was born on 4 October 1980 and holds a BSc. in Business Management.^[1]

Political career

At the 2022 APC party primaries for the Mubi North/Mubi South/Maiha Federal constituency, Ja’afar emerged winner while defeating four other aspirants at the polls.^[3] As form of support and empowerment, Jafar provided his constituents with three trailer loads of fertilizer, hundreds of pesticides and herbicides, and agricultural supplies.^[4]

Legal challenge and victory

In the 2023 National Assembly elections for the House of Representatives, an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja declared Jaafar Magaji, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), winner of the election for the constituency and ordered INEC to give him a certificate of return, while sacking Jingi Rufai of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).^[5]

Religion

Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji is a Muslim.

References

^ ^a ^b "10th National Assembly Members - Voter - Validating the Office of the Electorate on Representation". orderpaper.ng. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
^ "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
^ Ochetenwu, Jim (2022-07-25). "Adamawa: Aspirants sue INEC over alleged insignificant votes in Mubi/Maiha APC Reps primary". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
^ Team, Editorial (2024-09-01). "Adamawa constituents Hail Jafar as Hero of Agricultural Development - TG News". Retrieved 2024-12-11.
^ BusinessDay (2023-10-25). "Zango, Magaji sworn in as new House of Reps members". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-12-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[:0-1] "10th National Assembly Members - Voter - Validating the Office of the Electorate on Representation". orderpaper.ng. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[2] "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria.org. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[3] Ochetenwu, Jim (2022-07-25). "Adamawa: Aspirants sue INEC over alleged insignificant votes in Mubi/Maiha APC Reps primary". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[4] Team, Editorial (2024-09-01). "Adamawa constituents Hail Jafar as Hero of Agricultural Development - TG News". Retrieved 2024-12-11.

[5] BusinessDay (2023-10-25). "Zango, Magaji sworn in as new House of Reps members". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-12-11. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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