BUBA, Mr. Michael Audu

hejoinedthepublicservice. A somebody whofeltlike being more usefulandnearerto hispeople, Michaeljoinedthe ShendamNativeAuthority asChief Scribe in 1949 andin the same year, he startedpoliticalactivities byforming anNPCbranch in his town. Hewas also one ofthefoundation members ofthe AkweTribalUnion which wasformedthe sameyear, 1949. Hecontested the 1951 generalelections and was elected to theNorthern House ofAsembly. In 1952he was eleaed from theNorthem House to the House ofRepresentatives. Hispeople knew the valuefohisservicesto them andso by 1953 he was appointedthe Wa^iriofShendam andatthe same time became the Councillorin charge of Works in the LowlandFederal Native Authority. Hewas among the Native Authority Officials who benefitedfrom a British Council study tour of the UnitedKingdom in 1954. When he came back, he resignedhis seatinthe House of Representatives inSeptember 1954. In March 1, 1955, he was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of NaturalResources. When the Northern House ofAsembly was dissolved in 1956 he won anohter election on Oaober30 of the sameyearafter which he was re-appointedaParliamentary, Secretary, this time to theMinistry of Trade andIndustry