Malam Isa Gusau. Zulum, who commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the choice of Yahaya, said the development showed the Buhari’s consistency and commitment in combatting insurgency in the North East. “
With the appointment of General Yahaya, the country has retained the advantage of having in place service chiefs who have all served in Borno and have sufficient operational knowledge in the fight against Boko Haram and ISWAP.
“While warmly congratulating the new Chief of Army Staff, I will like to gladly acknowledge that Mr President’s choice of Major General Farouk Yahaya, who was in Maiduguri as Theatre Commander of the joint armed forces battle against insurgents,
Perhaps, political observers in Bauchi state and elsewhere across Nigeria are yet to find out that Mallam Isa Yuguda’s popularity is latently getting greener as the 2023 general elections inch nearer. With every sunrise, the former governor’s political image becomes better defined. What is obvious is that as his political relevance continues to increase, the Matawallen Bauchi will likely play significant roles in Nigeria’s future elections.
But this is not surprising for anyone who knows the political antecedents of the 14th Bauchi state governor. Isa Yuguda is a man of conviction who is politically calculative and deliberately patient. If he sets out for a cause, no amount of drudgery and back breaking toil will have him get out of the trenches. Rather, he will remain determined and patient enough to fight to the finish. And this is where both his political strength and weakness lie.
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A former Borno State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Salisu Kwaya-Bura, who was sacked on Tuesday, has said his sacking was not politically motivated.
Kwaya-Bura’s sacking was earlier announced in a statement by the Special Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau.
It reads partly, “The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has relieved the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Salihu Kwayabura, of his position.”
Gusau had said the directive was part of necessary measures to reposition the ministry of health and named Prof. Isa Marte, as replacement.
But Kwaya-Bura, who spoke to journalists later said, “Contrary to speculations that my appointment was terminated due to political reasons, this is not true.