By Olawale Lamina
30-year-old Mahmud Sadis Buba, a Person Living With Disability, PWD, has scaled the screening exercise by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest for a seat in the house of representatives from Kaduna state. The aspirant is seeking to represent the Sabon Gari federal constituency.
The reps hopeful, popularly known as Abin Al-Ajabin Zazzau, lives with a condition known as dwarfism, which affects growth and physical development in human.
Buba, the first of nine children who holds a senior secondary school certificate said during screening that his decision to contest the seat was motivated by call from members of his constituency to seek office.
He said: “I am not doing this for myself. It is from the people. People called me to serve them, and I will serve.”
Buba, according to a report by theCable aims to unseat Sadiq Ango Abdullahi who won the seat in 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before defecting to the APC.
Abdullahi is seeking re-election on the platform of the ruling party. Both contestestants are vying for the position under the same party.
If Buba finally makes it to the house of representatives, he would have helped to increase the chances of more representation among Persons With Disability in the country
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