Adabah Christian
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Adabah Christian
| birth_date = December 1965
| birth_place = Otukpa, Ogbadibo, Benue State, Nigeria
| nationality = Nigerian
| occupation = Politician
| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| constituency = Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu
| term_start = 2015
| term_end = 2019
| party = Peoples Democratic Party
}}
Adabah Christian is a Nigerian politician and lawmaker from Otukpa town in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. He was born in December 1965.{{Cite web |title=Hon. Christian Adabah biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/people/16708/hon-christian-adabah |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
Career and political life
In 2015, Adabah Christian contested for the office of the House of Representatives, representing the Ado/Ogbadibo/Opkokwu constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and won. His tenure lasted from 2015 to 2019.{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Aziza |date=2022-05-16 |title=Benue State National Assembly with Their Representatives. |url=https://www.aziza.com.ng/read/benue-state-national-assembly-with-their-representatives/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Aziza Goodnews |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Media |date=2018-06-11 |title=Biography Of Adabah Christian |url=https://www.medianigeria.com/biography-of-adabah-christian/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=Media Nigeria |language=en-US}} This was the first time the PDP won in the constituency.{{Cite web |last=Nation |first=The |date=2015-01-27 |title=PDP wins first Rep seat in Benue |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-wins-first-rep-seat-benue/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=The Nation Newspaper |language=en-US}} His victory followed an appeal court ruling in his favor against Rep Hassan Saleh.{{Cite web |title=Dogara's dilemma over 'two friends' claiming Benue Rep seat – Daily Trust |url=https://dailytrust.com/dogaras-dilemma-over-two-friends-claiming-benue-rep-seat/ |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=dailytrust.com|date=4 May 2016 }}
References
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Category:People from Benue State
Category:Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria)
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