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Senator Dr. Bukola Saraki's Biography. by vitaminA: 9:56pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
Senator (Dr.) Abubakar Bukola
Saraki , Senator of Kwara
Central, has experienced great
success in both the private
sector and public service of
Nigeria.
Born on 19 December 1962,
Senator Saraki was educated in
both Nigeria and the UK,
qualified and practiced as a
medical doctor at Rush Green
Hospital in London. A young Dr.
Saraki decided to return to Nigeria in 1989 where he
worked in the financial sector for nearly a decade
until he rose to the position of Executive Director
where he oversaw corporate development and
expansion programmes within the financial industry.
In recognition of his experience and professionalism,
the Federal Government of Nigeria appointed him as
Special Assistant to the President on Budget in 2000
where he was responsible for preparing the
2000/2001 National Budget. Dr. Saraki equally
initiated the Fiscal Responsibility Bill and served on
the Economic Policy Co-ordination Committee, where
he was responsible for the formulation and
implementation of key economic policies for Nigeria.
With a vision to translate his experiences into
progress and development for the people of his
home state, Dr. Saraki was called upon by his people
to contest for the position of Executive Governor of
Kwara State. He was elected and sworn into office in
2003. Based on his performances and achievements
witnessed by his people, and in demonstration of
their overwhelming support for him, the people of
Kwara State re-elected him in 2007 general election
for second term in office. As Governor, Dr. Saraki
garnered national and international acclaim for his
innovative approaches to agriculture, health,
education, fiscal policy and environmental reforms.
His spirit of team work endeared him to his
colleagues where he was appointed as Chairman of
the Nigeria Governors Forum. In that capacity, he
championed a peer review mechanism among the
Governors of Nigerian states. He also used the
platform to create a harmonious working
relationship between the executive and the
legislative arm of government at the national level.
He was the first Nigerian Governor to be awarded the
National Honor of Commander of the Order of the
Niger (CON). As a man of the people coupled with his
level of achievements in the political arena, he was
conferred and turbaned as a nobleman of high rank
with a traditional title of Turaki of Ilorin Emirate.
His transformational programs have been praised
and emulated within and outside Nigeria, such as his
community health insurance scheme, environmental
‘Clean and Green’ scheme, agricultural
transformation by turning Kwara State from a net
importer to a net exporter of food through the
Zimbabwean farmer’s project. Senator Saraki has
worked tirelessly to bring progress and greater
opportunity to Kwara State and the nation as a
whole.
Impressed with his good performance during his
tenure as Executive Governor of Kwara State (May
2003 to May 2011), his achievements have been
noticed and acknowledged both locally and
internationally by private and public institutions
across the globe which earned him series of awards
including: ‘Governor of the Year’ by This Day
Newspapers (2004); ‘Best Governor of the Year in
Agricultural Development 2004/05’ by City People,
KSNG; Leadership Award in appreciation of
commitments and outstanding leadership qualities
(2005); Harvard Business School Africa Club Award
2005; Kenneth Kaunda Foundation Best Governor in
Africa 2006; Osun State Broadcast Corporation Man
of the Year 2006; ‘African Governor of the Year in
Agricultural Development’ by African Union Media
Group in Pretoria, South Africa; Nigeria Referee
Association Grand Patron 2007; This Day Newspaper
Best Governor on Food Security 2008; ‘The Friend of
Nigerian Youth; Doctor of Science and Public
Administration Award’ by University of Port Harcourt
for his Administration’s focus on Agriculture; Life
Fellowship of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals
of Secondary Schools, (ANCOPSS) 2009; Outstanding
Governor on Energy 2009 by the Nigerian Compass;
Emerging Tiger of Nigeria (Leadership Award by This
Day Newspaper) 2010; Institute of Chartered
Accountants Award of Excellence 2010; Nigerian Bar
Association Award of Excellence; Award of Excellence
in Development of Education and Health care
delivery in Nigeria by the College of Medicine,
University of Lagos 2012.
In furtherance of his passion to serve the people of
Kwara State and in particular, Kwara Central
Senatorial District where he hails from. Dr. Bukola
Saraki was elected as a Senator in 2001 with
overwhelming electoral votes. On his assumption as
a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he was
appointed as the Chairman, Senate Committee on
Environment and Ecology. His legislative interest also
includes the area of Health, Agriculture, Education,
National economy and Environmental policy. Senator
Saraki is also a member of the Senate Committees
on Capital markets and Finance.
Out of his vision to ensure good governance, Senator
Saraki sponsored a motion on the floor of the Senate
on the need to end the fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria
which has been a source of conduit pipe and
wastages of national resources. Amongst other
motions and private member bills, he has sponsored
includes: the National Oil Spill Detection and
Response Agency Amendment Bill 2012 which is
aimed at putting a halt to oil spills in the Niger Delta,
the Gas Flaring Prohibition Bill 2012, and a strong
supporter of the Climate Change Commission Bill
2013.
As the Senate Committee Chairman on Environment
and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki has championed
some environmental issues that need urgent
attention in Nigeria which poses a threat to the
environment, human health and livelihoods. Notable
amongst them are his intervention in the Lead
Poisoning incident in Zamfara state, Nigeria where
over 1500 children’s’ lives are in danger of survival.
He also supports the mission and vision of the Global
Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in ensuring safe and
healthy methods of cooking for millions of Nigerians
while conserving the environment through reduced
deforestation Source : www.abubakarbukolasaraki.com/background/my-story/ |
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