Aliyu Wakili Boya
Aliyu Wakili Boya is a Nigerian politician from Adamawa. Aliyu Wakili Boya has contested 1 election, winning 1.
Biography
Aliyu Wakili Boya (born 1978) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who is a member of the House of Representatives for Fufore/Song constituency in Adamawa state.
He previously served as the chairman of Fufore Local Government and the chairman of All Local Governments Organisation of Nigeria (ALGON) in Adamawa state.
Boya was born on 8 June 1978 in the town of Malabu in Fufore. He pursued his education at the University of Maiduguri, where he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Law.
Following that, he completed his legal training at the Abuja Law School, becoming a Barrister.
Boya was the Senior Chief Legislative Aide to the former Senator of Adamawa Central, Bello Tukur, between 2011 and 2015.
He was later elected the Executive Chairman of Fufore. During the same period, he was appointed Chairman of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON) for Adamawa State.
During the 2023 Nigerian General Election, Boya contested for the House of Representatives seat representing the Fufore/Song constituency as the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He won with a margin of 4,632 votes defeating his opponent, Mustafa Muhammed Saidu, who was the incumbent holder of the seat and ran under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
On April 1, 2018, Boya received an appointment as the Lamido derke'en, which means the leader of the youth of Adamawa, by Lamido Barkindo.
During his turbaning ceremony, notable individuals such as Sanusi Lamido, the former Emir of Kano, and Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice-President of Nigeria who holds the traditional title of Waziri of Adamawa, were present as guests.