Executive branch
Who governs Yobe
Mai Mala Buni
Governor of Yobe
Deputy: Idi Barde Gubana
Term 2019-05-29 → 2027-05-29
10th National Assembly · Senate
Yobe’s senators (3)
APC
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan
Senator, Yobe North
Former Senate President (2019-2023); serving multiple terms
APC
Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai
Senator, Yobe South
Serving second term
APC
Ibrahim Mohammed Geidam
Senator, Yobe East
Former Governor of Yobe State
Federal House of Representatives
Yobe federal constituencies (6)
PDP
Ibrahim Umar Potiskum
Member, House of Reps — Potiskum/Nangere
APC
Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim
Member, House of Reps — Damaturu/Gujba/Gulani/Tarmuwa
APC
Lawan Shettima Ali
Member, House of Reps — Bursari/Gaidam/Yunusari
PDP
Mohammed Buba Jajere
Member, House of Reps — Fika/Fune
PDP
Mohammed Jajere
Member, House of Reps — Bade/Jakusko
APC
Tijjani Zannah Zakariya
Member, House of Reps — Machina/Nguru/Yusufari/Karasuwa
State House of Assembly
Yobe assembly members (3)
Speaker: Buba Chiroma
APC · Speaker
Buba Chiroma
Assembly (Speaker)
Selection
APC · Majority Leader
Nasiru Lawan
Assembly (Majority Leader)
Finance
APC · Deputy Speaker
Ya'u Usher
Assembly (Deputy Speaker)
Appropriation
Party breakdown
Political representation across 13 officials
Public opinion
What Yobe thinks
Healthcare Access Pulse — 2025
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Education Quality Tracker — 2025
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