Balewa Old Boys Association honors 23 people, including ‘honest’ former minister Abu Gidad
Balewa Old Boys Association (BOBA) has honored former Minister of Finance, eminent lawyer Alhaji Abu Gidado, and public health guru Alhaji Aliyu Ararape Salman for their contribution to national development. , Dr. Akpaka Kaluu, and 21 others. and service to humanity.
They were at the annual Balewa Lecture attended by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (RTD), Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Saad Abubakar III, businessman Alhaji Umar Abdul Mutallab and other dignitaries. and was recognized at the award ceremony.
Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, who delivered a public lecture on “Investing in Nigeria’s greatest asset” as a keynote speaker, is also an alumnus of Balewa University.
Alf was born on April 2, 1940 in Katsina. Mr. Gidado, who was said to be an incorruptible minister due to his exemplary lifestyle during the General Sani Abacha administration, was the Secretary of Finance and Vice-Chairman of the State Executive Council during the General Olusegun Obasanjo administration in the 1970s. He was a person similar to the lieutenant governor. .
He was the Retail Manager (Northern) of Shell Nigeria Limited. General Manager, Arewa Textiles Ltd; Deputy Managing Director, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN); Member of the Board of Directors of PAN, Arewa Textiles, and DPMS/IBM. Member of the Board of Directors of Kaduna University of Technology. Chairman, Katsina State Water Board; Chairman of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC); Vice-chairman of the Revenue Mobilization and Allocation and Finance Committee (RMAFC);
Others who received the honor include former Kwara State Governor, Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo. Dr. Akpaka Kalu Akpaka, Public Health Worker, World Health Organization (WHO). Professor Lawrence Ageman Selebo, Ghanaian Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery; ah. Mr. Ibrahim Aminu, Managing Director, Ashaka Cement. Dr. Hayatou Atiku Awal, Managing Director, Federal Housing Corporation Mortgage Bank, Ltd.;
The following people were honored posthumously: Ahmed Metteden, Aliyu Makama Bida, Suleiman Barau, Saadu Zungulu, Jimada Pategi, Dr. Abdulrahman Okene, Nuhu Bamali, Inuwa Wada, Ibrahim Tako. Galadima, A.D. Rufai, Dr. LJ.D. Mr. Durlon, Mr. Ibrahim Dansida, Chief Justice Sunday Awoniyi, Mr. Yahaya Hamza, Brigadier General David Bamigboye, and Dr. Ibrahim Tahir.
Founded in 1921 by British Governor-General Hugh Clifford, Balewa College is one of the largest boarding schools in northern Nigeria and one of the most famous post primary schools in the country.
BOBA members have a reputation for being some of the best minds among the northern elite. The association parades former military heads of state, presidents, governors, military leaders, ministers, CBN governors, chief justices of the federation, and other figures who have distinguished themselves in the private sector and public service.
National icons such as the former Prime Minister of Northern Nigeria and the Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu Bello; The first Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Chief Executive, Mr. Alhaji Shehu Shagari, and Rector Umaru Musa Yardua are some of the most famous artifacts of the university.
Other notable graduates include two military leaders, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) and the late General Murtala Muhammed, two Sultans of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki and Saadu Abubakar, and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed・Includes Judge Bello, etc.
Source: guardian.ng