Executive branch
Who governs Yobe
Mai Mala Buni
Governor — Yobe
Deputy: Idi Barde Gubana
Term 2023-05-29 → 2027-05-29
10th National Assembly · Senate
Yobe’s senators (3)
APC
Ibrahim Mohammed Geidam
Senator — Yobe East
Former Governor of Yobe State
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
Federal House of Representatives
Yobe federal constituencies (6)
APC
Lawan Shettima Ali
Rep — Bursari/Gaidam/Yunusari
APC
Tijjani Zannah Zakariya
Rep — Machina/Nguru/Yusufari/Karasuwa
APC
Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim
Rep — Damaturu/Gujba/Gulani/Tarmuwa
PDP
Ibrahim Umar Potiskum
Rep — Potiskum/Nangere
State House of Assembly
Yobe assembly members (3)
Speaker: Buba Chiroma
APC · Speaker
Buba Chiroma
Assembly Member — Bade
Selection
APC · Deputy Speaker
Ya'u Usher
Assembly Member — Potiskum
Appropriation
APC
Nasiru Lawan
Assembly Member — Damaturu
Finance
Party breakdown
Political representation across 37 officials
Public opinion
What Yobe thinks
Healthcare Access Pulse — 2025
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Education Quality Tracker — 2025
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Insecurity Perception — How Safe Nigerians Feel
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