Zubairu Turaki, a Civil Servant, a farmer, an administrator, a politician wants to be the next governor of Kebbi State. In this Interview, Turaki who is the Wazirin Dabai bares his mind on his plans for the state, the nation’s politics, among others. Excerpts:
By Henry Umoru
Can you give an insight into yourself?
Zubairu Turaki is 49 years old. I was born on the 7th of December, 1965 in the ancient town of Zuru in Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Education took me to the seat of the Caliphate. That was where I had my primary education, in what is now called the Cement Company of Nigeria, (CCNN), Primary School. It was then known as Model Primary School. That was in 1972. Still in Sokoto, I attended famous Government College Sokoto, (now, Nagarta College) for my secondary education, which I completed in 1983. I did my undergraduate at the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, where I studied Agriculture.
I them moved to the University of Ibadan in 1990 for my Master’s degree in Agriculture. I Came back home to serve and began my Civil Service career with the Kebbi State Ministry of Agriculture in 1989 as Produce Officer II. I became the Farm manager in College of Agriculture and was eventually appointed Director, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation at the Kebbi State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KARDA). After several years of service on State level, in December 2003, I moved to the Federal Government. I was appointed Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of NAPEP SCC Office in Kebbi State.
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