Salihu Yakubu-Danladi (born 31 May 1985) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

engineer and politician who was elected speaker of the 9th

Kwara State House of Assembly The Kwara State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Kwara State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists ...

in 2019. Yakubu-Danladi is a first-time member of the state assembly, elected on the platform of the

All Progressives Congress The All Progressives Congress (APC) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Founded on 6 February 2013 from a merger of Nigeria's three largest opposition parties, the ...

to represent Ilesha-Gwanara in

Baruten Baruten is a local government area in the North Central district of Kwara State, Nigeria, sharing a long border with the Republic of Benin. The local government begins in Ilesha Baruba and ends in Chikanda, the border town. Its headquarters is in ...

state constituency. He was nominated by Saheed Popoola (APC, Balogun-Ojomu Constituency) and was seconded by Haliru Danbaba (APC).

Early life and education

Yakubu-Danladi was born in Gwanara, Baruten of Kwara state. His early education began in 1988 at BLGEA Primary School where he earned First School Leaving Certificate 1993. Yakubu-Danladi attended St Anthony Secondary School, Ilorin finishing with a Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in 2001. He attended Kaduna Polytechnic College where he received a National Diploma (ND) and

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(HND) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering between 2003 and 2008. In 2016, Yakubu-Danladi earned B.Eng in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from

Federal University of Technology, Minna Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA) is a Federal Government owned University located in Minna, Nigeria. FUT MINNA specializes in technological education. Offering Bachelor's of Technology, Master's of Technology in various technolog ...

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