Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (born 9 October 1961) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as the governor of Gombe State since 2019.[1][2][3]
Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya | |
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| Governor of Gombe State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Deputy | Manasseh Daniel Jatau |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo |
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| Born | 9 October 1961 Jekadefari, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Gombe State) |
| Political party | All Progressive Congress |
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| Children | 7 |
| Residence(s) | Gombe, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University |
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Early life
editMuhammad Inuwa Yahaya was born on 9 October 1961 in Jekadefari, Gombe, Gombe State. His father, Alhaji Yahaya Umaru, was a famous businessman.[4][5]
Education
editYahaya attended the Central Primary School and the Government Science Secondary School in Gombe.[6] He then studied at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1983.[4]
Career
editYahaya has worked in both the public and the private sector. He started his working career with the Bauchi State Investment and Property Development Company, where he was a principal accountant from 1984 to 1985. He was a managing director of A.Y.U Civil Engineering Company Ltd from 1993 to 1999.[6]
In 2003, he was appointed as Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development by Governor Muhammed Danjuma Goje.[4]
Professional associations
editYahaya is a member of the following professional bodies:[7]
- Association of Nation Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN),
- Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM)
- Chartered Institution of Taxation of Nigeria (ACITN)
Politics
editYahaya joined politics in 2003. In the governorship election in 2015, He was the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State. On 1 October 2018, he won the Gombe State gubernatorial All Progressives Congress primary election with the highest votes with 859 votes to beat his closest rival, Mohammed Jibrin Barde who polled 463 votes.[8][9]
On 9 March 2019, Yahaya was declared governor-elect of Gombe State at the 2019 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He scored a total number of 364,179 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Usman Bayero Nafada, who polled 222,868 votes.[10]
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State won Saturday’s governorship election for a second term in office.
Mr Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 342,821 votes to beat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Muhammad Jibiri Barde, who scored 233,131 votes.
The result declared by the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Maimuna Waziri, showed that the APC won the election with a margin of 74,493 votes.[11]
Personal life
editHe is married to two wives and has seven children all residing in Gombe. His first son has married in 2022.[4]
Traditional titles
editDan Majen Gombe[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Governor Yahaya of Gombe signs N154.9bn 2022 budget into law". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Gombe 2023: Inuwa's journey of no return - The Nation Newspaper". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "INEC declares APC's Inuwa Yahaya Gombe Gov-elect". Punch Newspapers. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Brief biography of Gombe State Governor-Elect". Daily Trust. 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Gombe State Governor". www.nggovernorsforum.org. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Gombe State Governor". www.nggovernorsforum.org. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Gombe State Governor". www.nggovernorsforum.org. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "APC Votes Yahaya as Gombe Guber Candidate". THISDAYLIVE. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Gombe 2019: The game changers". Tribune Online. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/319240-its-official-apc-wins-gombe-governorship-election.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Umar, Auwal (19 March 2023). "JUST IN: Gombe governor wins second term in office". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Governor Yahaya bags traditional title of Dan Majen Gombe - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Gombe Governor bags traditional title of Matawallen Kaltungo - Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2023.