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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is a Nigerian economist and politician. He was a Senator and founder of Baze University Abuja and Baba-Ahmed University Kano (Awaiting License).
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed is a Nigerian economist and politician who served as Senator for Kaduna North from 2011 to 2012 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. He is the founder and Pro-chancellor of Baze University Abuja, where the Baze University Hospital, which is said to be the most prominent private hospital in Africa, is domiciled.
Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed was born to the Baba-Ahmed family in Zaria on July 7, 1969. He is among the thirty-three children of his father, Baba Ahmed, who was an Arab cattle-trader from modern-day Mauritania, later became a notable professor and expert on Islamic jurisprudence.
Baba-Ahmed has a BSc and MSc in Economics from the University of Maiduguri in Borno State. He worked in the security Printing and Minting, Lagos before entering politics.
In 2006, while a Federal representative, he earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy when he completed his PhD studies at the University of Westminster.
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After schooling, Baba-Ahmed worked in business and banking for several years before entering politics.
Baba-Ahmed was elected in April 2003 to the Federal House of Representatives for the Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State. He ran on the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) platform.
Baba-Ahmed was popular for his principled activism. During the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, he was among lawmakers who opposed letting Obasanjo run for a third term. In May 2006 he said he would not run for reelection unless action was taken to investigate allegations that members had been bribed to support the constitutional changes needed for a third term presidency.
In 2007 he took the Independent National Electoral Commission to court over the conduct of past elections. He was known for speaking out against corruption.
Speaking at an Islamic media forum in Abuja in September 2008, Baba-Ahmed called on journalists to fearlessly submit accurate reports. He said that corruption in the country is endemic, and special prayers and determination from all stakeholders are needed to correct the situation.
Baba-Ahmed became the Managing Director of Baze Research and Data Services Ltd.
Baba-Ahmed was the founder and Pro-Chancellor of Baze University, an independent university located in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria which opened in April 2011.
Citing his studies abroad as a benchmark, he said that the Nigerian educational system was “appalling” and that this inspired him to start Baze University.
In the April 2011 elections, Baba-Ahmed polled 366,398 votes in the contest for Senator for Kaduna North. Runner-up Senator Ahmed Makarfi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the incumbent, polled 365,043 votes.
Baze University was founded in 2011 by Sen. Yusuf Baba-Ahmed. Baze University is a private tertiary institution located in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The institution offers higher-level standard education of British quality. When asking Baba-Ahmed why he founded the school, he noted that the Nigerian educational system was “appalling“. This inspired the birth of Baze University, “to contribute towards fixing the system for Nigeria to realize its potentials and address various challenges”.
At the time of this publication, A total of 43 undergraduate degree programs are run at the university which includes, the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Faculty of Computing and Applied Sciences, and others. Baba-Ahmed is Currently the Pro-Chancellor of Baze University.
Sen. Yusuf Datti is a gifted philanthropist who uses his wealth to help people. He built and donated two junior secondary schools with a combined capacity of 4,000 students as one of his CSR initiatives. The fact that the institutions have already graduated more than 6,000 students is noteworthy.
His companies employ a total of over 1000 people including expatriates, and highly skilled professional Nigerians from the Diaspora.
Yusuf Baba Ahmed Net Worth is estimated at $6 million dollars.
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