Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe
Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe | |
|---|---|
| 6th Deputy Governor of Kaduna State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Governor | Nasir Elrufai |
| Preceded by | Yusuf Barnabas Bala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe Sanga, Kaduna State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | All Progressive Congress (APC) |
| Alma mater | University of Maiduguri |
| Occupation | Medical doctor, politician |
| Profession | medical doctor
Degree:MBBS Masters public health |
Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe is a Nigerian politician, she is the deputy governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Being the first female deputy-governor of the state. She was elected during the 2019 Nigerian general elections in February under the ruling political party in Nigeria APC.[1][2]
On 15 October 2019, as acting Governor, she presented the Kaduna State Government's 2020 Budget of Renewal to the Kaduna State House of Assembly thereby becoming the first woman in Northern Nigeria to do so.[citation needed]
Early life and education[]
Balarabe was born into the family of Alhaji Abubakar Balarabe in Sanga local government area of Kaduna state, She attended Girls College Soba for her secondary education, she then got admission into the prestigious University of Maiduguri to study medicine and graduated with MBBS in 1986.[3]
Career[]
References[]
- ^ "2019, Which way Southern Kaduna?" Blueprint Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Aza MSUE. "Deputy Governor-elect Hadiza Balarabe Chairs Transition Committee 2019" Leadership Kaduna State. Retrieved 12 March 2019
- ^ "Deputy Governor – Kaduna State Government". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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