Umar Namadi

Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963)[1] is a Nigerian accountant and politician who is the governor of Jigawa State. He served as the deputy governor of Jigawa State between May 2019 and May 2023.[2][3][4]

Umar Namadi
Governor of Jigawa State
Assumed office
29 May 2023
DeputyAminu Usman
Preceded byBadaru Abubakar
Deputy Governor of Jigawa State
In office
29 May 2019 – 29 May 2023
GovernorBadaru Abubakar
Preceded byIbrahim Hassan Hadejia
Succeeded byAminu Usman
Personal details
Born
Umar Namadi

(1963-04-07) 7 April 1963
Kafin Hausa, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Jigawa State)
Political partyAll Progressive Congress
Residence(s)Dutse, Nigeria
Alma materBayero University Kano
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant
Websiteumarnamadi.org

Background

Namadi was born on 7 April 1963 in Kafin Hausa, then Northern Region. He became qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 and holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Bayero University Kano where he earlier obtained his first Degree of Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1987.[5]

Career

Alhaji Namadi is the founder of Namadi, Umar & Co Chartered Accountants firm based in Kano was from 1993 an Associate member of the Nigeria Institute of Management, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation until 2010 when he became a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. Alhaji Namadi was also engaged in research works, on Sources and Application of Funds, Auditing a Computerized Information System and Community Banking. As the pioneer Head of Dangote Group Management Accounts Department, the finance expert was responsible for the establishment and foundation laying for the production of monthly management accounts for Dangote Group. Until his appointment, the Governor was a member of the state committee on verification and validation of contracts as well as that of verification and staff audit[6]

See also

Jigawa State past and present Deputy Governors (List)

References
  1. Jigawa State, Government (19 November 2022). "Mallam Umar Namadi". Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "Jigawa gets vaccine allocation - The Nation News Nigeria". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. Nwamu, Aniebo (13 April 2015). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll |". AB-NG: Leadership.ng. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. "Malaria: Jigawa Government, partners distribute 3.7 million mosquito nets in Jigawa". 18 November 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. "Deputy Governor – Jigawa State Government". Jigawa State Government web – via Jigawa state.gov.ng.
  6. "Deputy Governor – Jigawa State Government". Jigawa State Government web – via Jigawa state.gov.ng.


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