Salihu Yakubu-Danladi


Salihu Yakubu-Danladi (born 31 May 1985) is a Nigerian engineer and politician who was elected speaker of the 9th Kwara State House of Assembly in 2019.[1][2][3][4]

Yakubu-Danladi is a first-time member of the state assembly, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to represent Ilesha-Gwanara in Baruten state constituency. He was nominated by vSaheed Popoola (APC, Balogun-Ojomu Constituency) and was seconded by Haliru Danbaba (APC).[5][6]

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.[7] 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 Higher National Diploma (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.[8]

References
  1. "34-year-old Danladi emerges Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly". 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "34-year-old emerges Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly". Punch Newspapers. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. "Kwara Speaker felicitates with Christians on Easter". FRCN. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "Christmas: Kwara Speaker preaches peace, sacrifice". Tribune Online. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "34-year-old emerges Speaker in new Kwara Assembly -". The Eagle Online. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  6. "All Governor AbdulRazaq's Men". The Informant247 News. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. Ahmad, Romoke W.; Ilorin (11 June 2019). "UPDATED: 34 year-old Danladi emerges Speaker in Kwara assembly". Daily Trust. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  8. Staff, Daily Post (11 June 2019). "Yakubu Danladi emerges Kwara Assembly Speaker". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 26 June 2020.


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