The Executive Governor of Yobe State; His Excellency Governor Mai Mala Buni exudes the persona of an ordinary man but the aura radiating around him has set him on the path of greatness. From his childhood, his parent armed him with the teaching of the Holy book which harps on truthfulness and sincerity of purpose in anything he ventures into.
His parent who are core disciplinarians also instilled in him discipline which till today has helped shaped his political trajectory as a grassroots person before his current position as Governor of Yobe state since he was elected in 2019. He started Politics from the cradle and grew through the ranks first as a councillor and as speaker of the legislative arm. He served as the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC while he won the ticket to run as Governor of Yobe State. His performance as National secretary made him worthy to be appointed as caretaker chairman of the Ruling All Progressives Congress APC when Comrade Adams Oshimhole was ousted from office. While acting in his capacity as Governor he also steered the affairs of the party smoothly winning key opposition members to the ruling party.
He is a loyal party man who worked for the success of the party when President Buhari was seeking to win the election in the run for the 2015 election. His performance earned him another tenure in 2018. He has always been a performer reason his people trust him to transform Yobe state to become the envy of others. While in office, Buni ensured no aspect of governance was lagging. In the area of infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, transportation, Civil Service Restructuring, affordable housing, Markets, Industry resuscitation, electricity, youth empowerment, employment and job creation, Security and a host of other aspects. These impeccable records were enough to get him a second term as Governor. While he was campaigning; he was one of the governors that stressed less as his good work spoke loud of him that his people came out en-mass to reelect him as he won with a wide margin. A close source said; Governor Buni’s Impact in Yobe is more than what can be scribbled down; a tour of the state will clear their doubt of the huge impact he has made in reconstructing the state to become an envy of others. “When many Governors are known to slow down on their work rate in their second tenure, Buni’s work rate will increase because he is a man of his word. He has promised his people that by the time he is leaving office, Yobe will be a state they will be proud of. The support he is getting is a result of his hard work.”
