The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Political and Other Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari, on Saturday represented the President at a high-level political engagement between the Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar A. Namadi, and the Jigawa State Academic Forum.
The Independent Mirror reports that this was contained in a statement signed by Ishaq Samaila, Special Adviser to the President on Political and Other Matters Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari.
The engagement, held at the Banquet Hall of the Jigawa State Government House in Dutse, was attended by more than 2,000 academics drawn from 48 tertiary institutions across Jigawa State and beyond.
Representing President Tinubu at the event, Masari participated in an interactive session with the academics and conveyed a special message from the President to Governor Namadi, whom President Tinubu described as his “Dan Amanar Gwamna.”
During the engagement, the Jigawa State Academic Forum announced its endorsement of President Tinubu for re-election in 2027 and Governor Namadi for another term as Governor of Jigawa State.
The forum also deliberated on issues concerning governance, education, research, human capital development and political development, as well as other matters affecting Jigawa State and Nigeria.
Among the dignitaries who attended the event were the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Muttaka Rabe Darma; the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmed; the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Prof. Shuaibu Shehu Aliyu; the Coordinator of NEPAD, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Stauri; the Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly; and other senior government officials, academics and stakeholders.
Masari’s participation in the engagement, both as the President’s representative and as Special Adviser on Political and Other Matters, underscored the importance attached to engagement with academic institutions and other strategic stakeholders on issues of governance, education and national development.
