The Adamawa South senatorial district in Adamawa State, Nigeria covers the local government areas of Demsa, Ganye, Guyuk, Jada, Lamurde, Mayo-Belwa, Numan, Shelleng, and Toungo.[1]
The senator currently representing the district is Binos Dauda Yaroe of the Peoples Democratic Party who was elected in 2023.[2]
Political party:
Member | Party | Years | Assembly | Electoral history | ||
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District created December 5, 1992 | ||||||
Manasa T B Daniel | December 5, 1992 – November 17, 1993 | 3rd | Elected in 1992Third Republic dissolved | |||
Jonathan Zwingina | June 3, 1999 – June 5, 2007 | 4th, 5th | Elected in 1999Re-elected in 2003 Retired. | |||
Grace Bent | June 5, 2007 – June 6, 2011 | 6th | Elected in 2007Lost re-election | |||
Ahmed Barata | June 6, 2011 – June 6, 2015 | 7th | Elected in 2011Lost re-election | |||
Ahmad Abubakar | June 6, 2015 – June 11, 2019 | 8th | Elected in 2015Lost re-election | |||
Binos Dauda Yaroe | June 11, 2019 – present | 9th, 10th | Elected in 2019Re-elected in 2023 |