Yusuf Buba Yakub | |
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Director General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (also known as Directorate of Technical Aid Corps), Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Nigeria) | |
Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
President | Bola Tinubu |
Preceded by | Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi |
9th Assembly, House of Representatives (Nigeria) Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nnenna Elendu Ukeje |
Succeeded by | Jibrin Abdulmumuni |
Member, House of Representatives (Nigeria), Representing Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency, Adamawa State. | |
In office 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Haske Hananiya Francis |
Succeeded by | James Shaibu Barka |
Chairman, House Committee of Nigeria-China Relations | |
In office 2016–2019 | |
Succeeded by | Jaafaru Yakubu, 2023 |
Chairman, House Committee on Nigeria-China Relations & House Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives of Nigeria from Adamawa | |
In office 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2023 | |
Constituency | Gombi/ Hong |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaduna State, Nigeria | 13 August 1968
Political party | All Progressive Congress (2013–present) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Nancy Buba |
Alma mater |
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Occupation |
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Yusuf Buba Yakub (born 13 August 1968) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps since 2023.; [1]. He was previously a member of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) representing the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency of Adamawa State from 2015 to 2023. [2]
Yusuf hails from Garaha in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. He was born in Kaduna, Kaduna State, and attended Army Children's School in 1979. [3] From Kaduna, he moved to Maiha, Adamawa State, and attended Government Secondary School, Maiha. [4]
Yusuf later enrolled into the College of Preliminary Studies in Yola and later into the College for Legal Studies, where he obtained a Diploma in Law. He went further to obtain more degrees: Advanced Diploma in Business Administration at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,Bauchi and Bachelor of Science in Political Science, University of Abuja, FCT. [4] He obtained a Certificate in Governance and Anti-Corruption at the International Law Institute Washington DC, US.
Yusuf was elected into the Nigerian House of Representatives in 2015 representing the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency of Adamawa State and appointed Chairman, House Committee on Nigeria-China Relations. Through this office he supported the China-Nigeria Agriculture Modernization Forum in 2017. [5] He was re-elected in 2019 and served for two terms.
He was a major contender for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2019, where he ran alongside Femi Gbajabiamila. [6]
Yusuf Buba was appointed Chairman of the House [7]Committee on Foreign Affairs at the 9th Assembly of the House of Representatives. He was instrumental to the advancement of peaceful diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Ghana when a major international crisis almost broke out due to a number of activities that stood against the peaceful ties between both countries, one of which was the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission Property in Accra Ghana in year 2020. Buba was able to contribute to instill a peaceful resolution. [8]
On the 22nd of August 2023, Buba was appointed Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (also Known as the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps), an agency in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria, by the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. [9]
During the second term of Buba at the House of Representatives as Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, he introduced several reforms in the Ministry headquarters and the Nigerian Missions abroad in appropriating budget expenditure, with oversight function on budgetary expenditure. [10]
Yusuf Buba Yakub married Nancy Buba, in 1992. They have three children. [3]
Yusuf Buba Yakub is a member of the Nigerian Ruling Party, All Progressives Congress (APC) [18]
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Yusuf Buba Yakub | |
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Director General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (also known as Directorate of Technical Aid Corps), Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Nigeria) | |
Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
President | Bola Tinubu |
Preceded by | Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi |
9th Assembly, House of Representatives (Nigeria) Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 June 2019 – 11 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Nnenna Elendu Ukeje |
Succeeded by | Jibrin Abdulmumuni |
Member, House of Representatives (Nigeria), Representing Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency, Adamawa State. | |
In office 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Haske Hananiya Francis |
Succeeded by | James Shaibu Barka |
Chairman, House Committee of Nigeria-China Relations | |
In office 2016–2019 | |
Succeeded by | Jaafaru Yakubu, 2023 |
Chairman, House Committee on Nigeria-China Relations & House Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives of Nigeria from Adamawa | |
In office 9 June 2015 – 11 June 2023 | |
Constituency | Gombi/ Hong |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaduna State, Nigeria | 13 August 1968
Political party | All Progressive Congress (2013–present) |
Other political affiliations |
|
Spouse | Nancy Buba |
Alma mater |
|
Occupation |
|
Yusuf Buba Yakub (born 13 August 1968) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps since 2023.; [1]. He was previously a member of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) representing the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency of Adamawa State from 2015 to 2023. [2]
Yusuf hails from Garaha in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. He was born in Kaduna, Kaduna State, and attended Army Children's School in 1979. [3] From Kaduna, he moved to Maiha, Adamawa State, and attended Government Secondary School, Maiha. [4]
Yusuf later enrolled into the College of Preliminary Studies in Yola and later into the College for Legal Studies, where he obtained a Diploma in Law. He went further to obtain more degrees: Advanced Diploma in Business Administration at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University,Bauchi and Bachelor of Science in Political Science, University of Abuja, FCT. [4] He obtained a Certificate in Governance and Anti-Corruption at the International Law Institute Washington DC, US.
Yusuf was elected into the Nigerian House of Representatives in 2015 representing the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency of Adamawa State and appointed Chairman, House Committee on Nigeria-China Relations. Through this office he supported the China-Nigeria Agriculture Modernization Forum in 2017. [5] He was re-elected in 2019 and served for two terms.
He was a major contender for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2019, where he ran alongside Femi Gbajabiamila. [6]
Yusuf Buba was appointed Chairman of the House [7]Committee on Foreign Affairs at the 9th Assembly of the House of Representatives. He was instrumental to the advancement of peaceful diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Ghana when a major international crisis almost broke out due to a number of activities that stood against the peaceful ties between both countries, one of which was the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission Property in Accra Ghana in year 2020. Buba was able to contribute to instill a peaceful resolution. [8]
On the 22nd of August 2023, Buba was appointed Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (also Known as the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps), an agency in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria, by the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. [9]
During the second term of Buba at the House of Representatives as Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, he introduced several reforms in the Ministry headquarters and the Nigerian Missions abroad in appropriating budget expenditure, with oversight function on budgetary expenditure. [10]
Yusuf Buba Yakub married Nancy Buba, in 1992. They have three children. [3]
Yusuf Buba Yakub is a member of the Nigerian Ruling Party, All Progressives Congress (APC) [18]
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