Yakubu Sani Alhaji (Hon.)

About Yakubu Sani Alhaji (Hon.)

Hon. Yakubu Sani Alhaji, widely referred to as Sani Yakubu, is a Nigerian politician from Sokoto State and a member of the House of Representatives representing the Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and currently serves in the 10th National Assembly. His political career has included several years in the Sokoto State House of Assembly before his return to national politics in 2023.

Yakubu Sani Alhaji was born on 22 May 1972. Available legislative records list his highest stated educational qualification as the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Publicly available sources provide limited information about his early education and professional career before his entry into elective politics, so detailed accounts of his formative years and private-sector activities are not widely documented.

His political career at the state level began before his move to the National Assembly. Sani Yakubu served as a member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly from 2007 to 2019, giving him three legislative terms of experience at the state level. During this period, he represented the interests of his constituents in the state legislature and gained experience in lawmaking and constituency representation.

After completing his tenure in the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Yakubu Sani Alhaji returned to national politics. He contested the 2023 House of Representatives election for the Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency under the APC and was elected to the 10th National Assembly. The APC's official record of its 2023 House of Representatives members lists him as the elected representative for Tangaza/Gudu, while legislative databases also record his election in 2023.

As a member of the 10th National Assembly, Sani Yakubu has been associated with several committees dealing with national development and public administration. Available parliamentary records identify him as Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on the North West Development Commission. He has also been listed in connection with committees covering Aviation, Petroleum Resources (Midstream), Steel, Treaties, Protocol and Agreements, Science and Research Institutions, Islamic Pilgrims Affairs, and States and Local Governments.

His legislative activities have included attention to issues affecting communities in Sokoto State, particularly security and development concerns in the border areas represented by the Tangaza/Gudu constituency. Public profiles of the lawmaker note that some of his early interventions in the 10th Assembly focused on insecurity affecting communities within his constituency. Given the limited availability of detailed parliamentary records on his individual bills and motions, it is more appropriate to describe his legislative record through the documented interventions and committee responsibilities available in public records.

The Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency is one of the constituencies in Sokoto State's representation in the House of Representatives. Through his position, Yakubu Sani Alhaji serves as the federal representative for the people of Tangaza and Gudu Local Government Areas. His previous experience in the Sokoto State House of Assembly means that his political career has involved representation at both state and federal legislative levels.

For the 2027 general election, Yakubu Sani Alhaji is listed as the APC candidate for the Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency. The APC's 2027 candidate directory identifies him as its House of Representatives candidate for the constituency, while the published 2027 final candidate list also lists Yakubu Sani Alhaji under the APC for Tangaza/Gudu. This places him among the candidates seeking to represent the constituency in the next National Assembly.

Yakubu Sani Alhaji's political career therefore spans more than a decade of legislative service, beginning with his membership of the Sokoto State House of Assembly in 2007 and continuing into the National Assembly after his election in 2023. His experience at both levels of government, combined with his committee responsibilities in the 10th Assembly, forms the main basis of his public career. His 2027 candidacy represents a continuation of his political involvement in the Tangaza/Gudu Federal Constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.