Abubakar Y Suleiman is a Nigerian politician who was elected speaker of the 9th Bauchi State House of Assembly in 2019.

[1][2] Suleiman, a member of the APC representing, Ningi State constituency was controversially elected speaker of the house by 11 of the 31 members of the assembly.

Eighteen members of the majority party (APC) in the house were denied access to the assembly complex during the Election.

This group conducted its own election in a different location and produced the former speaker of the 8th assembly Kawuwa Damina  who was running for re-election  for the 9th assembly speaker.

[7] In November 2019, Suleiman was elected Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of the State Legislatures of the Northeast region.