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Ja'afar Abubakar Magaji
Nigerian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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
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