Ojoma Yusuf,Yola
Hon. Bathiya Wesley who represents Hong constituency in the Adamawa State Assembly has been elected as the Speaker.
In the same vein, Hon. Buba Mohammed Jijiwa representing Jada/Mbulo constituency was also elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
Both the Speaker and his Deputy emerged unopposed.
Physically-Challenged Lawmaker Emerges Adamawa Assembly Speaker Rt Hon Bathiya Wesley, a physically-challenged lawmaker, has emerged as the Speaker of the 8th A
Bathiya, who is among the people Living with Disability (PWD), won the keenly contested election after consulting critical stakeholders and lobbying his fellow lawmakers
In a conversation with newsmen after his swearing-in, Bathiya, who represents Hong Constituency, said he is a child of Destiny and has never regarded himself as physically challenged. According to him, disability is a mindset syndrome, and if one sees oneself as one, they remain like that until one dies without impacting their world.
