Tag: Gov.Mai Mala Buni

HBD Buni: The Leader Who Forfeited His Inheritance for Peace (2), by Hassan Gimba

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“Money doesn’t change men; it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish, arrogant, or greedy, the money brings that out; that’s all.” – Henry Ford.   Last week, while extending our birthday wishes to the Governor of Yobe State, we underscored his honourable character and concluded by asserting that this was but one facet of what makes him a truly admirable leader, promising to substantiate this claim with further examples.   Let us, however, not dwell on his commendable efforts in reforming and repositioning Yobe’s education sector since…

HBD Buni, the Leader Who Forfeited His Inheritance for Peace, by Hassan Gimba (1)

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Last week, while the battle against a new security threat, the Lakurawa, and a £25,000 marriage were shaping national discourse amidst excruciating economic difficulties, an extraordinary gentleman with qualities Nigeria could greatly benefit from celebrated his birthday. Honourable Mai Mala Buni, the Governor of Yobe State, turned 57 last Tuesday. Relatively young, God has entrusted him with leadership. If it were a fairy tale, his story might have begun with: “Once upon a time, in the not-so-sleepy village of Buni Gari, a child of destiny was born to the industrious…

Economy: Ex-Senate President Lawan urges FG to Invest In Livestock Sector

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President of the Ninth Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to invest sufficiently in the livestock sector to boost the economy and improve on the nation’s revenue.   Lawan made the call in a speech delivered to flag-off the sixth livestock vaccination programme in Yusufari local government area of Yobe State.   The annual livestock vaccination programme by Senator Lawan is aimed at protecting livestock from common diseases and ensuring their health.   Veterinarians were on hand to administer vaccines to cattle, sheep,…

Yobe, the state of party chairmen, by Hassan Gimba

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This is not what I had intended to discuss this week, but circumstances have given it priority. Yobe is a state that is blessed. Here, I am not talking about how blessed it is with peaceful and peace-loving people. No. Nor am I talking about the natural resources the Maker buried there. No, not at all. I am not even going to talk about the abundance of human resources in Yobe State. I want to look at it from just one aspect – the political angle. Politics, from Greek (politiká…

Lawan loses as court affirms Machina as Yobe North APC senatorial candidate

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A Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has affirmed Bashir Sheriff Machina as the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe North.   Justice Fadima Aminu in her ruling on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately publish Machina’s name as the ruling party’s candidate in the district’s 2023 National Assembly election.   The judge also said Bashir Sheriff Machina was duly elected senatorial candidate for APC, consequently upholding the May 28 primary election of the party that was also certified by INEC.…

A chat with Buni and random musings, by Hassan Gimba

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I should have come with the second and, most likely, concluding part of the article, “Of banditry and shared sovereignty”, but Nigeria nowadays is a country where incidents, foreseen and unforeseen, are tumbling over each other by the minute, competing for attention in the public space.   One of the burning issues has been the cost of party nomination forms. I can vividly recall President Muhammadu Buhari complaining about their exorbitance in 2015 when the presidential nomination form was N27.5 million, confessing that he had to take a bank loan…

Lawan hails Mai Mala Buni as Yobeans celebrate Governor

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Thursday commended the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni for his achievements while he held sway as Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC).   Lawan said Buni did everything and anything expected of him in his capacity as the Chairman of the committee.   The Senate President gave the commendation at a grand reception organised in honour of Governor Buni.   The carnival-like reception held at the August 27th Stadium in Damaturu, the state capital.…

CECPC: Lawan congratulates Gov Buni ,says Yobeans are proud of his achievements

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  The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said the people of Yobe State were extremely proud of Governor Mai Mala Buni for his achievements while he was chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee(CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress(APC).   Governor Mai Mala Buni’s committee which was put in place in June 2020 to stabilise the party handed over in the early hours of Sunday to a newly inaugurated National Working Committee(NWC) during the national convention of the party.   In a congratulatory message on his success as CECPC…

CONVENTION: APC Senate caucus to meet with Gov Buni’s CECPC on Thursday

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The Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress will tomorrow meet with the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee by 4pm.   The notice of meeting was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, moments before the chamber adjourned sitting on Wednesday.   The letter was signed by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North).     The meeting, which was supposed to hold yesterday (Tuesday) at the National Assembly, is now slated to hold tomorrow at the National Secretariat of the All…

APC Govs united, working with other stakeholders towards successful national convention – Gov Sule

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Chairman of the Media Subcommittee for the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has said that all governors elected under the platform of the party are united and working together with other major stakeholders, to ensure success of the March 26 convention. The media subcommittee Chairman, disclosed this in a chat with journalists, shortly after officially inaugurating the 34-member committee, at a ceremony in Abuja, on Monday. According to Engineer Sule, inspite of insinuations suggesting division among the party ranks, all…