Muhammad Bappa Takai, is a Nigerian politician who was elected the chairman of

Takai Takai is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Takai to the north of the area on the A237 highway. It has an area of 598 km and a population of 202,743 at the 2006 census. The postal code ...

Local Government Area of Kano State in January 2021 and he was the commissioner for science, technology and Innovations between 2019 and 2020

Early life and education

Baffa was born in

, Kano State, he attended Takai Central Primary School between 1976 and 1982, he also attende Government Secondary School, Rimi between 1982 and 1988. he obtained Diploma in Public Administration from Bayero University Kano and Higher National Diploma in Economics, Cooperative and Management from

Kano State Polytechnic Kano State Polytechnic is a Nigerian Tertiary Institution located in Kano, North-Western Nigeria. Established in 1975, which is regulated by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) the polytechnic is made up of five schools(facultie ...

Politics

Baffa was the chairman of

Local Government Area of Kano State between 2007 and 2010 during the administration of governor Ibrahim Shekarau and he contested for the seat of House of Representatives to represent Takai/

Sumaila Sumaila is a historic town and the headquarters of a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. History Sumaila was established as a Jobawa (Jobe- Fulani) 'Sansani' or Settlement in the 1740s. Located within the fertile plains of south easter ...

constituency during the

2019 Nigerian general election General elections were held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019 to elect the President, Vice President, House of Representatives and the Senate. The elections had initially been scheduled for 16 February, but the Electoral Commission postponed the ...

. After primary election, Baffa sacrificed his candidature to

Kawu Sumaila Suleiman Abdurrahaman also known as Kawu Sumaila ( OFR) (born 3 March 1968) is a Nigerian politician, businessman, and former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly House of Representatives Matters. He is the ...

for peace to reign in their party after which Kawu lost primary election to senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya in 2018. Baffa was appointed commissioner of science and technology by governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje where he served for 2 years. and he contested for chairman of Takai and won election in January 2021 and became the Chairman, All Local Government Chairmen of Nigeria, Kano Branch.

References

1967 births Living people Politicians from Kano People from Kano State 21st-century Nigerian politicians Candidates in the 2015 Nigerian general election {{Nigeria-politician-stub