Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

Baba-Ahmed

First Name

Yusuf

Other Names

Datti

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

1976

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Kaduna

Place of Birth

Zaria, Kaduna

Father's Name

Baba-Ahmed

Father's Status

Deceased

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Profession

Politician
Entrepreneur
Economist

Working Experience

Projects Co-ordinator, Baze Research and Data Services Ltd.
• Officer II in the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, Lagos.
• Banking Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Plc from July 1997 to Dec 1998.
• Managing Director of Baze Research and Data Services Ltd in July 1999 – January 2003
• He did his NYSC at the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta.

Education Level

Tertiary

Educational Qualification

BSc and MSc in Economics from the University of Maiduguri, Borno state • MBA from University of Wales, Cardiff, • He obtained a Ph.D in Philosophy from the University of Westminster in 2006.

Present Appointment

• Pro-chancellor Baze University. Abuja. • Professor and expert on Islamic jurisprudence. • The Managing Director, Baze Research & Data Service Ltd, Chairman, Baze Construction Ltd. • Baba-Ahmed was officially unveiled as the running mate of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2023 general election on Friday, July 8, 2022.

Previous Appointments

• Baba-Ahmed was elected in April 2003 to the Federal House of Representatives for the Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State from 29 May 2003 – 28 May 2007
• Senator representing Kaduna North from 29 May 2011 – 2012
• In 2015, Sen. Yusuf Baba-Ahmed was appointed as Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Hope Alive Foundation.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Outstanding Achievements

• founder and Pro–Chancellor of Baze University F.C.T Abuja, April 2011
• He built and donated two junior secondary schools with total capacity of 4,000 students

Other Relevant Information

Baba-Ahmed sought election into political office on the platform of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in 2003, the same year President Muhammadu Buhari first contested for president under the same party.
While Buhari lost the presidential election, Baba-Ahmed was elected into the Federal House of Representatives in April 2003 to represent Zaria Federal Constituency, Kaduna State.
He was popular for his principled activism. During former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, he was among the lawmakers who opposed Obasanjo’s third term bid.
In May 2006 he said he would not seek reelection unless action was taken to investigate allegations that members had been bribed to support the constitutional changes needed for a third term presidency.
He contested and won the Kaduna North Senatorial elections in 2011 under Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) which was then led by Buhari, who contested again for president but lost.
The election was challenged at the court by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which led to Baba-Ahmed’s controversial victory being upturned.
In 2018, he ran unsuccessfully for the PDP presidential ticket. In 2022, he pulled out as a gubernatorial aspirant in the PDP primaries in Kaduna State, citing his refusal to bribe delegates as his reason.
He was consequently nominated as the Vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections on July 8, 2022.

Source

https://dailytrust.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-baba-ahmed-buharis-former-ally-who-is-obis-running-mate
https://thewhistler.ng/meet-datti-baba-ahmed-son-of-cattle-trader-who-built-world-class-university-at-42/
https://pmnewsnigeria.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/
https://naija360.ng/

Source

https://dailytrust.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-baba-ahmed-buharis-former-ally-who-is-obis-running-mate, https://thewhistler.ng/meet-datti-baba-ahmed-son-of-cattle-trader-who-built-world-class-university-at-42/, https://pmnewsnigeria.com/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/ , https://naija360.ng/