Hashim Ubale Yusufu FPSN
| Hashim Ubale Yusufu FPSN | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 21st September, 1956 Garin Gabas |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Nigerian |
| 🏫 Education | B.Sc Pharmacy |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏛️ Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Hashim Ubale Yusufu, FPSN (born on 21st day of September 1956) is a former Nigerian drug administrator and politician.[1] He is a Fellow of Phamaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and member of it's political/legislative action commitee.[2]
Background[edit]
Born on the 21st day of September 1956 in the ancient and historical town of Garin Gabas (or Birom of the famous Bayajidda Dynasty)[3] in the present day Mallam-Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State, he started his primary education (along with the traditional Qur’anic education) at the Garin Gabas primary School from where he proceeded to attend Government Secondary School Birnin Kudu between 1969 and 1973 when he wrote and passed the West African School Certificate Examination (WASC).
Between 1973 and 1975 he attended College of Advanced Studies, Kano, and obtained a Higher School Certificate. He then got admission into the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he graduated in 1981 with a B.Sc. Pharmacy.
After graduation, Mallam Hashim Ubale he joined the National Youths Service Corps scheme and got posted to the Federal Polytechnic Afikpo-okposi, Imo State, where he served as the school's pharmacist and chemistry lecturer, between 1982 and1983.
Public Service[edit]
Hashim started his public service career as a Junior Officer and, spanning decades, rose to occupy a higher position of Director in the foods and Drugs regulation in Nigeria.[4]
Starting in 1974 as an Assistant Forest Superintendent under the Forestry Department of the defunct Kano State, he later moved to General Hospital Kano (the present day Murtala Mohammed Hospital) where he worked as an Intern Pharmacist from 1981 t0 1982, and in 1983 he was employed by the Health Services Management Board and posted to Murtala Mohammed Hospital, Kano, as Pharmacist grade I.
Between 1985 and 1987, he worked under Lafiya Pharmacy, Hadejia (in present Jigawa State), one of the first Community Pharmacies set up for retail dispensing at the time.
After having a stint in the government employment, he went off to try his best in the private sector. Between 1987 and 1989, he worked with NAMCO Nigeria Limited and ANHEL Pharmacy, private medical retail outlets based in Kano, as a Superintendent Pharmacist. He also worked with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as National Field Activities Coordinator for the Family Health Services (FHS) project.
While working with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Pharmacist Hashim Ubale held range of positions from Special Assistant to DG to Director, Enforcement, Narcotics & Controlled Substances.[4]
Politics[edit]
Hashim politiical carrear started in 1990 when he was appointed specail assisatat to the then chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP) Amabassador Babagana Kingibe.[5] He remain in that position for three years.
Between 1999 and 2007, Jigawa State governor Ibrahim Saminu Turaki appointed Hashim as permamnet secreatary Intergovernmental Affairs and went on to became the member of the State Executive Council where he served as Commissioner in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Entrepreneurship Development respectively. He also served as the Chairman National ID Committee Jigawa State, and supervised the Sugar Cane, Rice/Fish, Cotton programme and the Jigawa State People’s Congress.[6]
During 2015 Nigeria general election, Hashim contested in a primary election to become the flag bearer of The All Progressive Congress (APC) in governorship election but lost to Muhammad badaru Abubakar.[7] He recontested again in 2019 but lost to the incunbent governor of Jigawa State Muhammad Badaru Abubakar.[8]
In August 2020, Hashim and 103 others were appointed as campain council members for the 2020 Ondo State governorship election.[9] [10]The canditate of the All Progressive Congressive Congress (APC) Rotimi Akeredolu won the election which was held on October 10, 2020.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Blueprint (2016-09-27). "Celebrating Hashim at 60 amid renewed push to emancipate Jigawa". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ↑ "PSN Standing Committee – Pharmaceutical Society Of Nigeria". Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "Hausa Bakwai | historical region, Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Akunyili: Lagos ALPs condoles NAFDAC, canvasses memorial holiday". Pharmanewsonline. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "Biography of Baba Gana Kingibe; Career and Personal life". Contents101. 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "JSPC - Jigawa State Government". jigawastate.gov.ng. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ Enietan-Matthews, Timothy (2014-11-04). "Jigawa APC sells first governorship nomination form". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ Azu, John Chuks (2018-11-22). "Aspirant asks court to strip Badaru of candidature". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "APC names 104-member committee for Ondo election". 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ "Two Jigawa APC aspirants agree on consensus". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
- ↑ Ukpe, William (2020-10-11). "Rotimi Akeredolu wins Ondo governorship election". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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