Yaya Bauchi Tongo (born 18 June 1963) is a Nigerian businessman and politician representing the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Constituency in the

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Early life and education

Yaya Bauchi Tongo was born in 1963 in Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State. He attended elementary and secondary schools, earning the First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) and Senior School Certificate (SSCE) in turn. He then attended college and graduated with a B.Tech. in business management.

Political career

Tongo was formerly the honorable chairman of the

Funakaye Funakaye is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bajoga. Its current chairman is Alhaji Ibrahim Cheldu of the All Progressives Congress. Funakaye is bounded in the east by the Gongola River and L ...

Local Government Council and a special adviser to the Gombe State Government. He was then chosen to serve in the

Gombe State House of Assembly The Gombe State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of Gombe State of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 24 members elected from the 11 local government areas of the state delineated into 24 state constituencies ...

. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives, representing Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye in the 2023 general election.

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National Assembly profile
Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) 1963 births Politicians from Gombe State Living people Members of the Gombe State House of Assembly 21st-century Nigerian politicians {{Nigeria-politician-stub