Bathiya Wesley Explained

Bathiya Wesley
Office:	Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly
Predecessor:	Aminu Iya Abbas
Term Start:	12 June 2023
Party:	Peoples Democratic Party
Office1:	Member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly
Constituency1:	Hong
Birth Name:	Bathiya Wesley Mava’ama
Predecessor1:	Hassan Burguma
Termstart1:	June 2019

Bathiya Wesley is a Nigerian politician and the speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly.^[1] He was sworn in during the inaugural session of the Adamawa 8th Assembly.^{[2] [3] [4]} Wesley is disabled, having had his arm amputated earlier in his life.^{[5] [6]} He represents the Hong constituency at the Adamawa State House of Assembly.

References

1. Web site: Ochetenwu . Jim . 2023-06-13 . Adamawa Assembly elects new speaker as Gov Fintiri swears in SSG, HoS . 2023-11-08 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
2. Web site: Livinus . Hindi . 2023-06-13 . Adamawa Assembly elects physically challenged lawmaker Speaker . 2023-11-08 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
3. Web site: Physically-challenged lawmaker emerges Adamawa assembly speaker - Daily Trust . 2023-11-08 . dailytrust.com.
4. Web site: FirstNews . 2023-06-25 . As Bathiya drives the affairs of the Adamawa Assembly . 2023-11-08 . First News NG . en-US.
5. Web site: Osadebe . Ada . 2023-06-13 . Physically Challenged Lawmaker Emerges As Adamawa Speaker . 2024-06-02 . OduNews.com . en-US.
6. Web site: Abdullahi . Amina . 2023-06-13 . Physically-challenged lawmaker emerges Adamawa assembly speaker - Daily Trust . 2024-06-02 . Daily Trust . en-US.