Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya Biography: Age, Wife, Net Worth, Children, Family, Origin

Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya is a Nigerian businessman and politician born in Jekadafari, Gombe, into the family of successful businessman Alhaji Yahaya Umaru. He currently serves as the Executive Governor of Gombe State.

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  • Born: October 9, 1961 (61 years old), Gombe
  • Party: Progressive General Congress
  • Position: Governor of Gombe state since 2019
  • Children: 7
  • Net worth: 8 million USD

Early life

Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya was born on 9 October 1961 in Gombe Local Government Area, Gombe State, to the family of Yahaya Umaru, a successful businessman.

He attended Central Primary School in Gombe from 1968 to 1974 and Government Science Secondary School in Gombe from 1974 to 1979, achieving his First Leaving Certificate and West African School Certificate.

Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya then studied at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1983.

Career

He was in Yola, Adamawa State, to implement his national youth service plan at the Nigerian Commercial and Industrial Bank.

In 1984, he started working as a full-time accountant at the Bauchi State Investment and Real Estate Development Corporation (BSIPDC). He worked hard to become a chief accountant.

Gombe State Governor Inuwa Yahaya is reviewing the state’s new quarantine and treatment centers From 1993 to 1999, Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya was the managing director of AYU Construction Engineering Company Limited.

He eventually became the Director of Finance and Administration for his family’s company, Nasar Motors Limited.

He rose through the ranks to become chief executive of the Nasara Group of Companies.

He is also chairman and chief executive officer of Superior Group and director of Premium Pension Ltd.

He entered politics in 2003 when he was appointed Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development by then Governor Danjuma Goje. He served in that capacity for seven years.

Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was the party’s governorship candidate in Gombe in 2015 and 2019.

He was defeated in the 2015 election by incumbent governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of the People’s Democratic Party. Mr. Dankwambo received 285,369 votes, while Mr. Inuwa Yahaya received 205,132 votes.

In the March 9, 2019 governorship election, Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya won 364,179 votes, defeating Senator Bayero Nafada of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) by 222,868 votes.

Personal life

He has two wives and seven children and is happily married.

Net value

Despite being the governor of Gombe state, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya’s net worth is said to be around $8 million.

Social Media

  • Instagram: @inuwa.yahaya.muhammad
  • Twitter: @GovernorInuwa

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