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The Quintessential Abdulganiyu Rufai, By Adnan Mukhtar

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Abdulgamiyyu Rufai Yakubu

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"6cTSTaXt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>No doubt Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakub is a quintessential leader whose track record has proven his versatility and capacity in different sectors&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"1qm77Env" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Rufai has exhibited high qualities of leadership as Secretary of the Students Union of Bayero University&comma; Kano&period; He was a development worker of note before going into the IT sector where he established the Digital Development Hub&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fondly called by friends and associates as Gannygreen&comma; he was a Programme Officer with the famous Centre for Information Technology and Development &lpar;CITAD&rpar;where he successfully provided strategic direction to the organisation&&num;8217&semi;s peace-leading project implementation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ganiyu was t Co-Founder and the pioneer Director of corporate relations at Innovation Support Network -the largest umbrella body of Tech Hubs&comma; maker spaces &comma; fab labs and startup accelerators in Nigeria where he manages the corporate governance responsibilities of the organisation&period; He served as great mobilizer&comma; deal braker and tech evangelist through the organization<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"J9dXTCoh" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>To prove his versatility&comma; Gani founded the Digital Development Hub in 2014 a platform that served as the pioneer platform that gave raised to a number of tech communities&comma; entrepreneurs and startup founders in Kano and other Northern Nigerian states&period; Through DD Hub &comma; he founded a number of commercial and social impact startups<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Ganiyu is not only an innovative thinker but a scholar with a background in Agricultural Economics&period; He holds a bachelor&&num;8217&semi;s Degree in Agricultural Economics and extension from Bayero University&comma; Kano in 2013&comma; MSC in Agricultural Economics in 2016 and is a Doctoral Candidate in the same field with specialisation in livelihood and natural economics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A consultant and lead trainer with Equal Access&&num;8217&semi;s tech fellowship &comma; peace hackathon and tech camp projects &comma; Ganiyu has trained thousands of students in peacebuilding and Information Technology&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A consultant to local and international organizations which include the United States Institute for Peace&comma; UNICEF&comma; Equal Access&comma; IFDC &comma; Sasakawa global and Islamic development bank supported Kano Agro Pastoralist Development Project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ganiyu is a Co-Founder at Kayi Bank&comma; a groundbreaking digital bank set to redefine the future of banking and financial services in Africa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was the Bank&&num;8217&semi;s pioneer Chief Executive Officer and Product Lead&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A Co-Founder of the African Emerging Leaders Forum and a Co-convener of the Nigerian Emerging Leaders Forum<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As he celebrates his birthday&comma; I saw it necessary to pen a tribute to this silent achiever who has not been supportive to me but to many young people who are doing well in different endeavours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I wish Mr&period; Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakub a happy birthday and many happy returns of the day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; 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