Abubakar Imam ' (1911 - 1981) was a

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and

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from Kagara, Niger in

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. For most of his life, he lived in

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, where he was the first Hausa editor of Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo, the pioneer Hausa-language Newspaper in

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Education

He attended Katsina College and the

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. He submitted the play ''Ruwan Bagaja'' for a literary competition in 1933.

Work

In 1939, together with Rupert Moultrie East and a few others, they started the Gaskiya corporation, a publishing house, which became a successful venture and created a platform for many Northern Nigerian intellectuals. The exposure of many premier writers in Northern Nigeria to the political process influenced Imam to join politics. In 1952, with the formation of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), together with Umaru Agaie and Nuhu Bamalli, they formed the major administrative nucleus of the party.

Publication

Alh Abubakar Imam was also the author of Magana Jari Ce with the help of some collections provided by East, author of Ruwan Bagaja and ''Tafiya mabudin ilmi,'' a book He wrote on his experiences after a visit to London. He was also the author of ''Tarihin Annabi Kammalalle'', a biography of

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Publication * Magana Jari Ce 1,2,3 * Ruwan Bagaja * Northern Nigerian Publishing Company Limited * Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo * Muhammadu Bello Kagara * Hausa Bakwai(7) * Auren Zobe * Tambaya Goma Amsa Goma (the Path to Islam) * Ikon Allah Part I- Dr. East da Imam * Ikon Allah Part II- Dr. East da Imam * Karamin Sani Kukumi Part I * Six Hausa Plays Karamin Sani Kukumi Part II

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