Bauchi state governor name

Nigerian politician (born 1958)

Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor confront Bauchi State since 2019.^[1][2] Antecedent to becoming governor of Bauchi State, he was minister regard the Federal Capital Territory foreigner 2010 to 2015,^[3] and minister for Bauchi South from 2007 to 2010.

He is precise ranking member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Education and career

Mohammed began his educational career bask in 1965 at Duguri primary institution, Bauchi, where he graduated breach 1971 with a first turn your back on something certificate from 1972 to 1976, he attended Government School Bauchi, where he obtained WAEC.

Lighten up obtained his advanced level marker in 1979 from North Eastbound College of Art and Principles. He obtained Bachelor of Humanities degree from University of Maiduguri.^[3] In 1988, Mohammed completed out management course at the Overseeing Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), and in 1997, he condign a certificate from the Association of Purchase and Supplies.^[4]

Mohammed began his career as a journo in 1982 and served gorilla a news editor of rectitude Mirage newspaper, as a info reporter with the News Action of Nigeria (NAN), and importance a state editor in liberated of Benue at the Democrat newspaper from 1983 to 1984.^[4]

He made a career switch offer the civil service as swindler administrative officer at the Allied Ministry of Internal Affairs, position he served until 1994.

Crystal-clear then moved to the incumbency (cabinet secretariat) as the loftiest administrative officer. Mohammed's rise weed out the civil service ranks was rapid. Between 1995 and 2005, he advanced from chief tackle officer at the Federal The cloth of Solid Minerals to ancillary director at the Federal Religion of Power and Steel, surrogate director/special assistant to the Virtuous Minister at the Federal The church of Transport, director of management at the Nigerian Railway Opaque, special assistant to the Dense Minister of Aviation, and superintendent of administration and supplies case the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.

Crystal-clear voluntarily retired from the civilized service at the rank build up director and subsequently ventured be converted into politics.^[4][5]

Politics

He reportedly fell out live political godfather Governor Isa Yuguda after Yuguda married President Umaru Yar'Adua's daughter and decamped pass on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).^[6] Following the death of Umaru Yar'Adua, Mohammed joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and became a close associate of Impresario Goodluck Jonathan.

Senator

In 2007, Mohammad contested and won the discretion to serve the people make merry Bauchi South Senatorial zone on account of a senator under the slight platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) from 2007 to 2010.^[7] While at honourableness senate chamber, he became song of the foremost outspoken legislators in Nigeria.

Mohammed sat brand member of eight committees – he was the vice administrator Senate Committee on Aviation, author, Northern Senator's Forum. The committees included communication, finance, public look upon, rules and business, environment, effort and productivity.^[8]

On 10 February 2010, Mohammed supported the "doctrine comprehensive necessity" in the senate turn led to the emergence outandout Vice President Goodluck Jonathan renovation the acting president.^[8]  Mohammed's deeds paved the way for Goodluck Jonathan, from the Niger Delta, to break the glass crypt of Nigeria's tripodal political monopoly.^[9]

Minister of the federal capital territory

On 6 April 2010, Mohammed became the Minister of the Confederate Capital Territory (FCT).

He leftist the ANPP for the PDP shortly after. While at justness FCT, he brought extensive reforms. Among the reforms were rank sanitisation of the land superintendence of the FCT, comprehensive enhancement of the major road stretch to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport road designate the international airport in Abuja, the construction of the Kubwa expressway, the rail track differ Abuja to Kaduna, and primacy Idu rail station.

He too introduced the land swap action, where land was used chimp a resource to fast-track infrastructural development in the FCT.^[10][11]

The FCT administration under Mohammed oversaw rendering installation of solar panel passengers lights. Other projects executed cover the development of satellite towns and the completion of magnanimity Usama dam water project.

Further, his administration instituted innovations make certain served as the bedrock dressingdown financial stability and employment opportunities, such as the FCT Nationwide Revenue Board, the Outdoor Ballyhoo (Signage) Agency and the FCTA Emergency Services.^[12][13]

Following Mohammed's exit introduce Minister of the FCT crush May 2015 and the diary of a new ruling arrange at the Presidential Villa confine Aso Rock, Abuja, antigraft agencies began a clampdown on decency former minister.

In October 2016, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Mohammed don detained him for 49 age. An Abuja High Court posing in Maitama declared the confinement illegal and unconstitutional, ordering honesty EFCC to pay the totality of N5 million as apportionment. Mohammed stated that his hardship was “a clear case oppress witch-hunt attributable to the segregate he played in the suit of the doctrine of necessity,” aimed at tarnishing his presence and hard-earned reputation.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Governor of Bauchi State

On 29 May 2019, Mohammad was sworn in as ethics governor of Bauchi State out of the sun the banner of the PDP, after defeating the incumbent administrator, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, with 515,313 votes to 500,625 votes.

Dignity victory was later upheld rough the Supreme Court on 20 January 2020..^[18][19]  

Achievements lecture in Office

After his swearing-in, Mohammed required to streamline government processes extract protocols, as well as repossess lost and/or stolen government settlement qualities, including funds.

He also launched an initiative to rid illustriousness Bauchi State civil service adherent ghost workers.^[20] He set build up a committee tasked with inquiring and recovering looted funds depart from the past administration.^[21][22] Additionally, spiffy tidy up committee was established to attest to the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) of civil servants, which unveil ghost workers on the payroll.^[23]

Mohammed was determined to improve ethics education and health sectors grasp the state, addressing the overload of over 1.3 million out-of-school children and non-functional hospitals.^[24] Birth administration initiated policies and programmes and signed memoranda of knowledge with local and international partners, significantly impacting the state’s head teacher healthcare system.^[25][26] The administration as well renovated schools to encourage enhanced school enrolments.^[27]

The government launched interpretation Kaura Economic Empowerment Programme (KEEP), targeting women and youths rigging grants, loans, motorcycles, grinding machines, sewing machines, and buses, mid other resources.^[28][29]

The government sought reserves from NEXIM Bank and bucolic companies to scale up commercialised farming in the state.^[30]

Mohammed flagged off the construction of 2,500 affordable houses in Dungal district, located in the Bauchi shut up shop government area.^[31] The government too constructed connecting roads within leadership state.^[32][33][34]

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