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Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya: Champion of Civil Society and Good Governance in Northern Nigeria

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&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;"p85gNHWs" 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>Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya&comma; is an influential Civil Society figure in Kano State and Northern Nigeria&period; He is currently serving as the Executive Director&comma; Citizens for Development and Education &lpar;CDE&rpar;&comma; he has dedicated many years of his civil society activism as advocate for the promotion of democracy&comma; good governance&comma; anti-corruption&comma; peace building and women empowerment<&sol;p><div class&equals;"dW1Cqyem" 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>Amb&period; Waiya&comma; holds number of academic qualifications&comma; including a Higher National Diploma in Public Administration from Kano State Polytechnic&comma; a Bachelor of Laws &lpar;LLB&rpar; from Usmanu Danfodio University&comma; Sokoto&comma; Master’s in Public International Law at Maryam Abacha&comma; American University&comma; Maradi&comma; and he is currently pursuing a doctor of philosophy at Skyline University&comma; Kano in International Relations<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the course of his career&comma; he held several positions and managed a number of projects&period; He served as the Director&comma; Alhilal Foundation&comma; from 2003 to 2007&comma; an organization which focused on women empowerment&comma; through basic literacy and skills acquisition&period; He later coordinated the North West Zonal Office of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Foundation&period; Amb&period; Ibrahim Waiya&comma; led and coordinated a number of Local Government Councils Elections Observation missions across 19 Northern states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2011&comma; Waiya managed the Campaign against Drug Abuse under the auspices of Northern Youth Assembly&comma; a youth driven platform with leadership structures in the Nineteen Northern States&period; He served as Secretary&comma; for both&comma; Kano State Stakeholders Committee on Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign and Kano State Stakeholders Committee on Anti-Child Abuse&comma; a project which was coordinated by the office of the Special Adviser&comma; Child Welfare and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency&period; His involvement in election observation coordination missions and various public engagements&comma; highlights his commitment to civic engagement towards community development&comma; democracy and good governance<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&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;"LY7UwENy" 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>Waiya’s extensive experience includes free consultancy support services to numerous Government Ministries and Agencies such as&colon; Kano State Ministry for Women Affairs and Social Development&comma; Kano State Ministry for Community and Rural Development&comma; office of the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kano State on Child Welfare&comma; Ministry for Special duties&comma; office of the special adviser&comma; joint security services&period; He has facilitated numerous training workshops and seminars&comma; impacting his knowledge&comma; skills&comma; experience on the community&comma; particularly for community based organizations<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&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;&NewLine;<p>In recognition of his contributions&comma; he was appointed to several key positions&comma; such as the President&comma; of the Kano Civil Society Forum&comma; Chairman of the Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks&comma; Convener&comma; Nigeria for Peace Project&comma; Managing partner&comma; United Nigeria Project&comma; Head of Secretariat&comma; Kano Peace Committee&comma; Secretary General&comma; National Action for Women Agenda&comma;&lpar;NAWA&rpar;&comma; chairman&comma; Board of Trustees&comma; Northern Youth Assembly&comma; &lpar;Majalisar Matasan Arewa&rpar; Fellow&comma; Institute of Security and Strategic Studies&comma; Fellow&comma; Institute of International Peace and Secure Society&comma; Fellow&comma; Institute of Business Diplomacy and Financial Management&comma; member&comma; Commission of Inquiry on Missing persons&comma; member&comma; Implementation Committee&comma; on the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission of inquiry on missing persons&comma; member&comma; Commission of Inquiry to investigate&comma; various political violence and cases of missing persons&comma; that occurred in the State from 2015 – 2023&comma; member&comma; Commission of inquiry to investigate protest&comma; arson and destruction of public and private properties that occurred from 1st – 10th August&comma; 2024 Amb&period; Waiya&comma; served as Consultant on various government projects&comma; such as&colon; Kano State Security Trust Fund&comma; Safe Corridor&comma; Campaign against Drug Abuse&comma; across the 44 Local Government Council Areas&period; Amb&period; Waiya”s active participation in peace building&comma; policy advocacy and legislative reform has continued to impact positive change in Kano State&comma; the North and Nigeria at large&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&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;<&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; 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