Idi Barde Gubana (born 24 April 1960) is a Nigerian

Karai-Karai Karai-Karai (Francophonic spelling: Karekare, Kerrikerri, Ajami: كاراي-كاراي) is a language spoken in West Africa, most prominently North eastern Nigeria. The number of speakers of Karai-Karai is estimated between 1,500,000 to 1,800,00 ...

politician, and the current deputy governor of Yobe state under governor

Mai Mala Buni Mai Mala Buni CON(born 19 November 1967), is a Nigerian politician. He was born in Buni Yadi, Gujba local government area of Yobe state, North east Nigeria. He is the current governor of Yobe State, Nigeria. He was elected governor during the 2 ...

. He is a member of the ruling

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(APC) party and was elected in 2019. He was born in the

village of Gubana in Fune Local Government. He holds the traditional title of ''Waziri'' (Vizier) of Fune Emirate.

Education background

He attended Daura primary school in 1970 where he obtained the First School Leaving Certificate in 1976, and secondary school at Borno teachers college from 1973 to 1979 where he obtained the

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. He went to school of social conversation Jos in 1989 for HND qualification. After that he went to university of Borno state (UNIMAID) and did his PGD in business administration after that he went to

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and obtained masters qualification in 2000.

Career

He worked as a class teacher in 1980 in Dawayya primary school and as head master in Gubana primary school from 1982 to 1984. In 1982 he worked in the Agriculture department in

Fune Fune is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damagum in the southwest of the area on the A3 highway at. It has an area of 4,948 km and a population of 300,760 at the 2006 census. The postal co ...

local government of Yobe State. He held HOD rank in Agriculture department at Fika local government secretariat.

Families and religion

Barde held from the Fune Emirate to an eastern clan of the Karai-Karai ethnic group. He is married to 3 wives and has 29 children. He holds the traditional title of Wazirin Fune. He is a Muslim.

Politics

Idi Barde started his political journey in 1997 when he contested and won as executive chairman of

local government sit under the platform of

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(UNCP), to represent

local government council. In 2000 he was appointed chairman caretaker committee in

local government two times to 2003. He became special assistance in special duties to the executive governor of

Yobe Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Potisku ...

state H.E Bukar Abba Ibrahim in 2007, after that he was appoint as a commissioner ministry of integrity and rural development. In 2008 he became special assistant at national assemble to distinguish Bukar Abba Ibrahim, and at the same time he was assistant national treasure northeast under

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(ANPP). In 2011 he was appointed as a commissioner ministry of agriculture of Yobe state. He was appointed again as commissioner ministry of environmental 2013, commissioner ministry of budget 2013, and deputy governor of Yobe state from 2019 until now.

Other political appointments

Before his nomination as the deputy Governor, Barde held different political appointments in various ministries. He was once a Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Environment and Commissioner of Budget and planning.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gubana, Idi Barde Living people 1960 births University of Maiduguri alumni All Progressives Congress politicians Nigerian Muslims Nigerian Karai-Karai people People from Yobe State