The Kano State Discussion board, comprising members of the State Home of Meeting from 1999 to 2024, has expressed sturdy assist for the appointment of former Speaker Yusuf Abdullahi Ata as a ministerial nominee by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Discussion board believes Ata’s nomination displays the federal government’s dedication to grassroots illustration and the upliftment of the much less privileged. Talking on behalf of the group, Pharm Dahiru Magaji Zarewa praised the President for his well timed alternative, emphasizing that Ata’s appointment brings long-overdue illustration for grassroots politicians.
In accordance with Zarewa, “Ata’s choice is a strategic transfer to realign political illustration, making certain balanced voices from all areas throughout the state. Ata has remained a devoted grassroots politician, at all times inside his neighborhood—even throughout his tenure as Speaker, he lived in Fagge amongst his constituents reasonably than the legislative quarters.”
On behalf of the discussion board, Zarewa thanked President Tinubu, the Nationwide Party Chairman, the Deputy Senate President, and the State Party Chairman for this nomination. He added that Ata’s deep-rooted expertise in grassroots politics is sure to yield optimistic outcomes for the administration.
Born on June 22, 1962, in Fagge Quarters of Kano Metropolis, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata attended Fagge Major School from 1968 to 1975 and went on to Aminu Kano Neighborhood Industrial Faculty from 1975 to 1980. He graduated with a BSc in Economics from Bayero College, Kano, in 1984, accomplished his Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Sokoto State in 1985, and earned a Grasp’s in Improvement Research from Bayero College in 2001.
Ata started his profession in civil service as a classroom trainer in 1992 and later joined the Ministry of Schooling as a Enterprise Schooling Inspector in 1994. By 1997, he was serving as Principal Planning Officer on the Kano State Housing Company. Following his retirement, Ata entered politics, the place he was elected as a member of the Kano State Home of Meeting representing Fagge Constituency. Over time, he chaired a number of key Home Committees, together with Appropriations and Finance, served as Majority Chief, and was finally appointed Speaker of the Home in 2015.
Zarewa concluded, “Together with his in depth background and deep connection to the lots, in addition to to spiritual and conventional leaders, Ata is well-positioned to strengthen the federal government’s achievements and ship significant outcomes.”