Musa Lawan Majakura is a Nigerian fisherman, teacher, and politician who is the member-elect of Yobe state house of assembly.[1][2] He is from Majakura village in Nguru local government area of Yobe state. In the 2023 Yobe State House of Assembly election, he was elected into the state house of assembly as a member representing Nguru II constituency of Yobe state.[3][4]
Musa Lawan Majakura | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yobe state |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Atiku Abubakar College |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, fisherman, politician |
Early life and education
editMajakura was born into a family of businessmen in the remote village of Majakura Nguru local government area of Yobe State. He dedicated his early life to educating children in the village free of charge, noting that their constituency suffered neglect in terms of education. Majakura had his primary and secondary education both in the Nguru local government area of Yobe State. After completing his secondary education he went to Atiku Abubakar College for Legal and Islamic Studies, Nguru, for his National Diploma (ND), and later proceeded to Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe State, where he gained a Higher National Diploma.[5][6]
Entry into politics
editIn 2021, Majakura contested for the councillorship ticket for Majakura Ward on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but lost. In 2022, he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and eyed the seat of Nguru constituency II in the 2023 state assembly elections and scored 6,648 votes to defeat Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 6,466 votes as announced by the Returning Officer of the election, Habib Muhammad.ed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and eyed the seat of Nguru constituency II in the 2023 state assembly elections and scored 6,648 votes to defeat Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 6,466 votes as announced by the Returning Officer of the election, Habib Muhammad.[7][8][9][10]
Political controversy
editMajakura was arrested and detained by security personnel three times for criticising the Yobe state house of assembly speaker on Facebook. However, after he regained his freedom, Majakura residents asked Musa to challenge the speaker at the polls. He duly secured PDP's ticket.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Olatimehin, Ololade (March 26, 2023). "I Was Offered N100million To Step Down For Yobe Speaker, Lawan – 33-Year Old Fish Seller Reveals". Information Nigeria.
- ^ "I Was Offered N100m To Step Down, Says Volunteer Teacher Who Dislodged Yobe Speaker". March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Yobe speaker loses seat to 32-year-old -- after 20 years in state assembly". TheCable. 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Gimba, Habibu (March 20, 2023). "How 34-year-old defeated Yobe speaker". Daily Trust.
- ^ Nigeria, Ripples (March 19, 2023). "32-year-old Majakura defeats five times Yobe State speaker, Mirwa".
- ^ Nwaokolo, Sandra (March 19, 2023). "BREAKING: 35 year-old Lawan Musa ends Yobe Speaker's 6th term ambition".
- ^ "Yobe Speaker loses seat to 32-year-old after 20 years in assembly | The Nation Newspaper".
- ^ "Musa Majakura, 29, defeats Yobe Speaker". March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Home". www.houseofassembly.yb.gov.ng.
- ^ "From Volunteer Teacher to Lawmaker --- How Yobe Man Defeated House of Assembly Speaker". March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Echoes from House of Assembly elections". The Sun Nigeria. March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Defeated Yobe speaker arrested me for criticism over poor representation, offered me N100m to step down - 33 year old lawmaker-elect". thestreetjournal.org. March 27, 2023.