Adamu Garba II
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| Adamu Garba II | |
|---|---|
| Born | Adamu Garba 15 June 1982 Jimeta, Yola North, Adamawa State |
| 🏫 Education | |
| 💼 Occupation | IT consultant, businessman, politician, political commentator. |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Khadija Adamu Garba, Asmau Adamu Garba |
| 👶 Children | 8 Innawuro Khadija, Adamu Bapetel Garba, Maryam Dadaji, Aisha Barkindo, Muhammad Hammajam, Abdallah Bapullo, Safiyya Chenido, Adama AddaManga (as of 2020) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Adamu Jauro Garba, Hadiza Garba |
Adamu Garba II (born June 6 1982) is a Nigerian businessman, IT consultant, political commentator and politician.[1]
Background and early life[edit]
Adamu Garba II was born in Jimeta, Adamawa State[2]. He is from Luggere in Jimeta. His father was an Islamic scholar named Adamu Jauro while is mother was a petty trader[3][4]. He was the second son of his parents. He was an Almajiri till he was 8 years old. Then he started his primary education at Jambutu primary school and went on to finish his primary education at Luggere primary school, obtaining his First School Leaving Certificate. He later graduated Doubeli Secondary school in 2001 for his Secondary School Certificate(SSCE).[5]
He was admitted into Kano State University of Technology, Wudil, Kano state into the department of electrical engineering. However, he never graduated as he was expelled in 300 level after the and some other students were rusticated for orchestrating a protest in the school. Adamu claimed the protest was against the bad management of the forthcoming students' union elections in which he accused the school authorities of "indigenizing" the elections, and not allowing a fair and inclusive participation of students from other states in the elections. The protest led to the damaging of school property.[6]
After his stint in Wudil, in 2005 he enrolled into NIIT Kano to study Microsoft Systems and technology.[7]
Career[edit]
In 2006, Adamu Garba II relocated to Apapa, Lagos State to pursue his profeasional career. After spending some years switching between jobs, he established IPI Solutions Nigeria Limited. One of the jobs he worked was as an ICT expert for an oil company in Warri.[1]
Political career[edit]
2019 general elections[edit]
In the 2019 Nigerian general elections, as a thirty-six year old, Garba II was the youngest candidate that contested for the Presidency[8][9]. He was to contest on the platform of the erstwhile ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC)[10]. Garba II later laid aside his ambition in support for the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, just before the party primaries.[11]
2023 general elections[edit]
Adamu declared his intention to contest for president again in the forthcoming 2023 Nigerian general election on the platform on the APC. He later decried the high cost of the APC presidential nomination form, which went for NGN 100 million Naira ($241,000 at the time). He came on twitter to solicit for funds from his supporters to enable him purchase the form. However, when he raised about 83.2 million Naira, he resigned from the APC and in an open letter, he cited the high cost of running for political office and the "commercialization" of politics in the ruling APC as his reasons for leaving.[12][13] He also called the APC a party of "crass nepotism"[14]. He joined to Young Progressives Party (YPP) to contest for president, picking up the party's nomination form.[15][16] He later shelved his ambition of running on the platform of the YPP[17] and returned back to APC.[18][19][20]
Controversies[edit]
Suing twitter[edit]
He sued erstwhile twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and twitter for $1billion for their involvement in the End SARS protest, accusing him and the company of meddling in Nigeria's internal affairs and of being a financier of the protest. He ended up withdrawing the lawsuit after missing several court dates and facing countersuits himself.[21][22][23]
Crowwe App deletion from Google playstore[edit]
In 2021, following the ban of twitter by President Muhammadu Buhari, he received massive funding from the presidency to facilitate the development of his crowwe App[24] which was supposed to be an alternative to twitter. The app flopped and was deleted from the Google App store after Nigerians took to playstore en masse to give the app poor ratings. He claimed that he removed the app himself for an update,[25][26] however according to Dabuwa.org's investigation, this claim was revealed to be false.[27]
Instagram account suspended[edit]
Following his support for the ban of twitter in Nigeria, Nigerians showed disdain for his stand.[28] They took to his Instagram account and reported it until it got suspended by the social media outfit for his support "violation of the basic human right of association".[29][30]
Public affairs commentary and views[edit]
Support of Twitter ban in Nigeria[edit]
He is known to pull political stunts and make controversial remarks. He was against the End SARS protest which was a protest to express dissatisfaction against police brurality and drew worldwide attention. He also supported the Twitter ban in Nigeria, many believed he did so because he was a direct beneficiary of the ban as the presidency financed his crowwe app as a substitute for twitter in Nigeria. This led to Nigerians reporting his crowwe app in playstore till it was taken down and also reporting him for human right violation on instagram until his instagram account was suspended.[31][32][33]
Support for police officer[edit]
Abba Kyari, a Nigerian cop fingered in the case of fraudster Hushpuppi by the FBI for aiding the fraudster in punishing a former business partner turned rival and getting paid for his services.[34] He also is against the extradiction of Abba Kyari to the US, insisting that he should face trail in the corrupt, bias Nigerian judicial system.[35]
His take on the US travel ban of Nigeria[edit]
Garba said the US had no basis for placing Nigeria on a travel ban afterall Nigeria has lost more in the relationship between the two countries than it has gained. Calling the USA a stolen country, he claims that Nigeria is better off without them. He also iterated that when he becomes president of Nigeria, he would retaliate the ban.[36]
His take on killings by herdsmen[edit]
World War III[edit]
According to Garba II, World War III will be an opportunity for Africa to get better.[39]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Adamu Garba story". Vanguard (Nigeria). 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Bello, Elijah (14 January 2018). "Young Nigerians who want to be president in 2019". Businessday NG.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba II Biography, Age, Early Life, Education , Family , Career and Network". 9ja Daily. 6 February 2021.
- ↑ Adio, Segun (26 November 2018). "Why I chose continuity with Buhari, by Adamu Garba II". The Sun Nigeria.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba II: Why I Want to Rule Nigeria". This Day. 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Why I was expelled from university at 300 level, ex-presidential aspirant Adamu reveals". Legit.ng. 25 February 2021.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba II Biography, Age, Career, App, Son, Education, Wiki, Net Worth". NG News 24/7. 15 June 2021.
- ↑ Owete, Festus (6 March 2018). "2019: 22 other Nigerians eyeing Buhari's job". Premium Times Nigeria.
- ↑ Akande, Segun (25 October 2018). "Nigeria's elections will be a battle between youth and the old order". CNN.
- ↑ Opejobi, Seun (5 April 2018). "2019: Why I will defeat Buhari at APC presidential primaries - Garba". Daily Post Nigeria.
- ↑ "Why I stand With Buhari- Adamu Garba II". Vanguard News. 22 November 2018.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba withdraws from APC presidential race over N100m nomination fee". The Nation (Nigeria). 10 May 2022.
- ↑ "Ex-presidential aspirant Adamu Garba dumps APC". Premium Times. 12 May 2022.
- ↑ "A Party Of 'Crass Nepotism': Adamu Garba Slams APC | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com.
- ↑ "Presidential Aspirant, Adamu Garba Who Dumped APC After Raising N83million For Nomination Form Joins New Party, YPP". Sahara Reporters. 12 May 2022.
- ↑ Onyesi, Chika (17 May 2022). "2023: Adamu Garba picks YPP presidential form, says Nigeria has no future in APC, PDP". Daily Post Nigeria.
- ↑ Isuwa, Sunday (8 June 2022). "2023: Adamu Garba Quits Presidential Race, To Unify Nigerian Youths".
- ↑ Majeed, Bakare (12 July 2022). "Ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, rejoins APC". Premium Times Nigeria.
- ↑ "Tinubu/Shetimma: Adamu Garba returns to APC - P.M. News".
- ↑ "Ex-presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, rejoins APC after self-exile". Punch Newspapers. 12 July 2022.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba Absent In Court During Case Against Twitter CEO". Sahara Reporters. 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "EndSARS Protests: Adamu Garba petition Twitter Jack Dorsey $1bn damage for #EndSARS protests". BBC News Pidgin. 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "#EndSARS: Adamu Garba withdraws case against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey". Guardian Newspaper. 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Bank Documents Expose How Buhari's Government Funded Adamu Garba's Crowwe To Rival Twitter—Report". Sahara Reporters. 23 June 2021.
- ↑ "Crowwe app: Adamu Garba tok why Google remove Crowwe app from playstore". BBC News Pidgin. 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "Why Google deleted my Crowwe App — Adamu Garba". Vanguard (Nigeria). 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba claimed Crowwe App was removed for an update but this is false". Dabuwa. 1 July 2021.
- ↑ "Instagram deletes Adamu Garba's account". Daily Post (Nigeria). 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Crowwe: Instagram takes down Adamu Garba's account". The Punch. 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Instagram deletes Adamu Garba's account — days after Google removed his Crowwe app". TheCable. 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Adamu Garba wants court to ban Twitter from operating in Nigeria". The Guardian (Nigeria). 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Buhari's tweet: Adamu Garba asks FG to block Twitter from Nigerian internet space". Daily Post (Nigeria). 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Instagram has deleted the account of Adamu Garba, a Buhari supporter". Pulse Nigeria. 16 June 2021.
- ↑ "Hushpuppi: The Conversation that nailed ACP Abba Kyari". The Punch. 31 July 2021.
- ↑ "Probe: Suspended Abba Kyari should be reinstated if innocent, says Adamu Garba". The Punch. 2 August 2021.
- ↑ "Travel ban: Nigeria will do better without foreign interference – Adamu Garba II". Vanguard (Nigeria). 1 February 2020.
- ↑ "Cows shouldn't be roaming streets in 2021 —Adamu Garba". The Punch. 24 January 2021.
- ↑ "BBC Exclusive: 'Make we stop to dey look di mata (herdsmen crisis) as security issue but as economic issue - Adamu Garba". BBC News Pidgin. 8 February 2021.
- ↑ Elijah, Ima (25 February 2022). "World War III is an opportunity for a better Africa- Adamu Garba". Pulse Nigeria.
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