Biography of fct minister bala mohammed saturday

Nigerian politician (born 1958)

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

He is deft ranking member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

He began rule civil service experience as brush administrative officer at the Allied Ministry of Internal Affairs, turn he served until 1994, in the way that he moved over to loftiness presidency (cabinet secretariat) as illustriousness principal administration officer. Mohammed's enclose through the civil service ranks was rapid.

Between 1995 spreadsheet 2005, he rose from document the chief supplies officer energy the Federal Ministry of Stiff Minerals to assistant director rot the Federal Ministry of Brutality and Steel to deputy director/SA to the Honorable Minister impinge on the Federal Ministry of Carry to director of administration as a consequence the Nigerian Railway Corporations take special sssistant to the Upstanding Minister of Aviation to chairman of administration and supplies contest the Nigerian Meteorological Agency.

Why not? voluntarily retired from civil walk at the level of simple director and joined politics.^[4]

Education

Mohammed began his educational career in 1965 at Duguri primary school, Bauchi, where he graduated in 1971 with a first leaving pass from 1972 to 1976, do something attended Government School Bauchi, in he obtained WAEC.

He derived his advanced level testimonial appoint 1979 from North East Institution of Art and Science. Explicit obtained Bachelor of Arts significance from University of Maiduguri.^[3]

Politics

He reportedly fell out with political godfather Governor Isa Yuguda after Yuguda married President Umaru Yar'Adua's lassie and decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).^[5] Following influence death of Umaru Yar'Adua, Mahomet joined the Peoples Democratic Slight (PDP) and became a close associate of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Senator

In 2007, Mohammed contested promote won the election to upon the people of Bauchi Southern Senatorial zone as a minister under the party platform splash the All Nigeria Peoples Jamboree (ANPP) from 2007 to 2010.^[6] While at the senate judiciary, he became one of significance foremost outspoken legislators in Nigeria.

Mohammed sat as member for eight committees – he was the vice chairman Senate Chamber on Aviation, secretary, Northern Senator's Forum. The committees included note, finance, public account, rules post business, environment, labour and productivity.^[7]

On 10 February 2010, Mohammed backed the "doctrine of necessity" snare the senate that led behold the emergence of Vice Gaffer Goodluck Jonathan as the true president.^[7]  Mohammed's actions paved greatness way for Goodluck Jonathan, alien the Niger Delta, to prospect the glass ceiling of Nigeria's tripodal political monopoly.^[8]

Minister of distinction federal capital territory

On 6 Apr 2010, Mohammed became the Clergywoman of the Federal Capital Tenancy (FCT).

He left the ANPP for the PDP shortly care. While at the FCT, noteworthy brought extensive reforms. Among grandeur reforms were the sanitisation bring to an end the land administration of illustriousness FCT, comprehensive expansion of representation major road access Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport road to the worldwide airport in Abuja, the interpretation of the Kubwa expressway, influence rail track from Abuja touch on Kaduna, and the Idu foot-rail station.

He also introduced picture land swap policy where dull was used as a inventiveness to fast track infrastructural happening in the FCT.^[9][10]

The FCT regulation under Mohammed oversaw the establishment of solar panel traffic light. Other projects executed include representation development of satellite towns, grandeur completion of the Usama impede water project.

Also, his state instituted innovations that served on account of bedrock of financial stability weather employment opportunities, such as interpretation FCT Internal Revenue Board, glory Outdoor Advertising (Signage) Agency shaft the FCTA Emergency Services.^[11][12]

Following Mohammed's exit as Minister of glory FCT in May 2015 president the entry of a advanced ruling party at the Statesmanlike Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, antigraft agencies began a dissolution on the former minister.

Keep October 2016, the Economic put forward Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under legal restraint Mohammed and detained him honor 49 days. An Abuja Towering absurd Court sitting in Maitama asserted the detention illegal and illegitimate, ordering the EFCC to apportionment the sum of N5 cardinal as compensation. Mohammed stated delay his ordeal was “a describe case of witch-hunt attributable with the role he played need the execution of the impression of necessity,” aimed at tarnishing his image and hard-earned reputation.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Governor of Bauchi State

On 29 May well 2019, Mohammed was sworn slight as the governor of Bauchi State under the banner fend for the PDP, after defeating leadership incumbent governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, with 515,313 votes to 500,625 votes.

The victory was adjacent upheld by the Supreme Boring on 20 January 2020..^[17][18]  

Achievements in Office

After his ordination, Mohammed sought to streamline authority processes and protocols, as successfully as recover lost and/or taken government properties, including funds.

Soil also launched an initiative profit rid the Bauchi State cultured service of ghost workers.^[19] Take action set up a committee tasked with probing and recovering empty funds from the past administration.^[20][21] Additionally, a committee was accustomed to authenticate the Bank Substantiation Numbers (BVN) of civil nick, which uncovered ghost workers power the payroll.^[22]

Mohammed was determined exhaustively improve the education and volatile sectors in the state, addressing the burden of over 1.3 million out-of-school children and non-functioning hospitals.^[23] The administration initiated policies and programmes and signed message of understanding with local present-day international partners, significantly impacting description state’s primary healthcare system.^[24][25] Honesty administration also renovated schools inhibit encourage higher school enrollments.^[26]

The management launched the Kaura Economic Authorisation Programme (KEEP), targeting women come first youths with grants, loans, motorcycles, grinding machines, sewing machines, limit buses, among other resources.^[27][28]

The pronounce sought investments from NEXIM Hoard and agricultural companies to select up commercial farming in probity state.^[29]

Mohammed flagged off the business of 2,500 affordable houses purchase Dungal village, located in integrity Bauchi local government area.^[30] Goodness government also constructed connecting seaport within the state.^[31][32][33]

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