Zakariya Tijjani Zanna (Hon.)
Yobe | House of representatives
Yobe | House of representatives
Hon. Zakariya Tijjani Zanna, also known as Tijjani Zanna Zakariya or Zannah Zakariya Tijjani in some official records, is a Nigerian politician and legislator from Yobe State. He represents the Machina/Nguru/Karasuwa/Yusufari Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is a member of the 10th National Assembly and has represented the constituency at the federal level since 2019.
Zakariya was born on 27 September 1966 and hails from Yusufari Local Government Area of Yobe State. Parliamentary records list his educational qualification as the West African School Certificate (WASC). The 2019 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidate record similarly listed his qualifications as First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) and Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE). Public records do not provide sufficiently detailed information about his higher education, so specific claims about additional degrees are best avoided.
Before entering the National Assembly, Zakariya had already established himself in Yobe State politics. He served as Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly from June 1999 to June 2007, giving him eight years of experience presiding over the state legislature. His tenure as Speaker placed him among the senior political figures involved in the legislative affairs of Yobe State during that period.
After his period as Speaker, Zakariya continued his public-service career through the Yobe State executive branch. He served as Commissioner in the Yobe State Government from December 2012 to January 2019, with the National Assembly profile specifically identifying him as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. This position involved responsibilities relating to local government administration and traditional institutions across the state.
Zakariya subsequently moved into federal legislative politics. He contested the Machina/Nguru/Yusufari/Karasuwa Federal Constituency in the 2019 general election under the APC and was elected to the House of Representatives. INEC's 2019 final candidate records identify him as the APC candidate for the constituency, while parliamentary records confirm his subsequent membership of the National Assembly.
During his first term in the House, Zakariya held committee leadership responsibilities. Parliamentary records show that he served as Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Reformatory Institutions during the previous Assembly. These assignments placed him in legislative areas connected with education and correctional or reformatory institutions.
Zakariya was re-elected in the 2023 general election and became a member of the 10th National Assembly. His current parliamentary profile identifies him as the representative of Machina/Nguru/Karasuwa/Yusufari under the APC. The National Assembly's public profile also records his earlier service as Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly and as a Yobe State commissioner.
His public activities have also extended to constituency and community matters. In January 2026, for example, Zakariya was part of the Yobe State delegation that visited survivors and families affected by a boat accident in Nguru Local Government Area. His participation reflected his role as the federal legislator representing an area that includes Nguru. The state government announced financial and food assistance for victims and their families during the visit.
For the 2027 general election, Zakariya Tijjani Zanna is listed as the APC candidate for the Machina/Nguru/Karasuwa/Yusufari Federal Constituency. The APC's candidate platform identifies him under Yobe State, while the published final candidate information for the constituency also lists him as the APC candidate. His candidacy follows two terms of service in the House of Representatives beginning with his election in 2019.
Overall, Hon. Zakariya Tijjani Zanna has a political career spanning state and federal legislative service as well as executive administration. His experience includes eight years as Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, service as a Yobe State commissioner, and membership of the House of Representatives since 2019. With his continued representation of Machina/Nguru/Karasuwa/Yusufari in the 10th National Assembly and his listing as the APC candidate for the constituency in 2027, he remains an established figure in Yobe State's legislative politics.