Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Chairman
Rt. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the incumbent Governor of Sokoto State and Chairman, Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (MMAWT) Legacy Initiative, was born January 10, 1966 in Tambuwal Village, Sokoto State. He attended Tambuwal Primary School, Sokoto State, where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1979. In 1984, he obtained the Teachers Grade 11 Certificate from Government Teachers’ College, Dogon-Daji, after which he proceeded to Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, where he studied Law and graduated with an LLB (Hons) degree in 1991. He completed his one-year compulsory legal studies at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, obtained his BL and was called to the Bar in 1992. Hon. Tambuwal started learning the legislative ropes from 1999 to 2000, while working as a Personal Assistant on Legislative Affairs to Senator Abdullahi Wali, the then Senate Leader. In 2003, he decided to run for a legislative seat as representative of the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency.
Besides studying for his law degree, he has also attended several courses abroad, among which are the following: Telecoms Regulatory Master Class–Bath UK, 2004; Lawmaking for the Communications Sectors –BMIT, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2004; Regulating a Competitive Industry-UK, Brussels, 2005; Tulane University – International Legislative Drafting, 2005; Stanford Graduate School of Business – Influence and Negotiation, 2008 and KSG Harvard – Infrastructure in Market Economy, 200. Among his professional affiliations, Tambuwal has been a very active member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), over the years. He started off as Public Relations Officer of the NBA, Sokoto State chapter between 1996 and 1997. He was a member of the Constitution Review Committee of the NBA (1997–1998). He was the Sokoto branch Secretary of the Association (1997–1998) and Assistant National Financial Secretary of the NBA (1998–2000). From 2000 and 2002, he was the 1st Assistant National Secretary of the Association. He is also a member of the Body of Benchers, Nigeria; International Bar Association, and the American Bar Association among others.
Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Tambuwal
Founder
Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is the last of five children born into the Family of Late. Hajiya Saudatu and Alh. Mohammed Mustapha Balarabe and an indigene of Kano State, born on the 27th of May and the last of five siblings. She attended Adrao international school Lagos and Bayero University Staff School in Kano during her formative years and primary school education. And attended Federal government girls college Kazaure , Jigawa state for her secondary education before proceeding to Bayero University Kano, where she bagged a B.Sc. in political Science in the year 2000.
She is also certified in courses which includes International oil supply, transportation, refining and trading at the College of petroleum studies, Oxford Princeton programme, London, M.Sc. at Wharton college, Philadelphia United States of America, Insead Business school, France and LBS - Business school.
Further Trainings to mention a few include some on Gender Empowerment, Telecommunications, IT and Satellite, Sales, Corporate Social responsibility, CRM, Oil and Gas in various institutions around the world.
Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal started her working career at Fossil Resources in Lagos , Suburban Telecom and Government before founding her own consulting firm in 2006, called Oracle Integrated Services.
A Consulting firm with focus on IT and satellite, Telecoms, Strategy, Business/product development and Portfolio management. The company was recorded to have launched the first presidential poll in the country for This Day Newspaper, VAS services and strategy models for corporate and government policy documents.
Her experience in management, passion for humanity and corporate social responsibility came into good use and also by virtue of being married to Rt. Hon Aminu waziri Tambuwal who is the incumbent Governor of Sokoto state with the supporting role she plays as a spouse , further exposed her to the enormous problems and needs of women, children, the vulnerable and youth in Sokoto State.
Beyond the passion for service to humanity , The challenges and realities on the grass roots level prompted her to create the Maryam Mustapha Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Legacy Initiative (MMAWT L I), as a platform for humanities interventions and humanitarian organization as a non- profit committed to improving lives across the dynamic and developing parts of Sokoto state and beyond.
Awards received by the Founder of MMAWT Legacy Initiative, Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal are :
1. First Lady of the year award, by the Goodwill Ambassadors for extraordinary humanitarian services.
2.Conferment of the title of Garkuwan Matasan Arewa, by the National Youth Council of Nigeria. (NYSCN)
3. An award of Excellence to the wife of the Governor, in recognition of her services to the Muslim community in the state and beyond by Madrisatul Dirasatul Islamiyya.
4. Merit award for humanitarian Services by the National Youth Council Of Nigeria.
5. An Award Of Excellence, Conferred by the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS).
6. A Merit Award and Conferment the title : MOTHER OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS, by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
7. Merit Award and Conferment of "TUBERCULOSIS AMBASSADOR" Title by the Nigerian Tuberculosis Network.
8. Merit Award by the National Association of Political Science Students, UDUS chapter.
9. Merit Award by the Coalition of Youth and Students leaders forum.
10. Grand Patron, Ansar'uddeen Society of Nigeria, Sokoto Chapter
11. Grand Patron NASFAT, Sokoto State chapter
12. Conferment as Future assured champion on programmes for Sokoto state by the wife of the president
13. Advocacy Champion, RMNACH + N
14. Grand Patron, Kungiyar Matan Auren Jihar Sokoto
15. Patron, Women in Colleges of Education, Sokoto Chapter
16. Patron Association for the Care for Orphans
17. State Patron Naccran - National association of child rights
18. African prize for transparency integrity and accountability in leadership
19. Honorary Doctororate Degree of Philosophy in Social policy and administration
20. Charitable personality award 2019
21. Tozali most performing Governor's Wife Initiative of the year 2019 award
22. Leadership recognition award - Best Performing Governor's Wife of the year 2019
23. Outstanding African Woman of the year award "Empowering African Girls Champion"
24. Life patron leading African Women
25. YALI Network Sokoto, 2019 Partnership Award.
26. Distinguished personalities Award, by Bayero University Alumni Association.
27. The Mother's day TV Show, Shining Mother of the North Award
28. African women conference, Outstanding African Woman Award.
29.African Prize for transparency, integrity and accountability in Leadership, by Lead times Magazine
30. Global Shea Alliance, Merit Award
31. Executive chairman (AWC)
Hajiya Aisha Haruna Ibrahim
Executive Director
Aisha Mustapha Balarabe was born in Kano state on May 15. She is married to Alh. Haruna Ibrahim and has 5 children. A focused woman with experience gained in well established organizations and ability to consistently deliver results. She is a good facilitator in translating the needs of the company and forming relationship that builds the loyalty base of the future. She is a strong team player, leader by example who inspires others toward shared goals. She is driven by a personal passion for excellence and professional loyalty, practiced with ideals of quality through vision.
Aisha studied at Bayero University, Kano where she obtained a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication/English. She has attended Essential leadership skills development for heads of units/senior staff, NOUNCIL 2016, Magic software enterprises Lagos: Managers Development program, workshop on micro facilities, micro delivery and administration; workshop on public sector, office procedures and operation system, woman centre organized by FEAP, and AIESEC leadership development seminar, University of Ibadan. She has held admin positions at People Bank, Kano, Shehim Ventures, Oracle Integrated Services, Kaduna State University, MTN Nigeria, and National Open University (NOUN), Kaduna.
Halima Usman Nagado
Executive Director (Economic & Social Indicator Unit)
Halima Usman Nagado was born in Kano on the 31st of January 1977. She attended Essence international school, Bayero University, Kano and the University of Liverpool, in the United Kingdom. A holder of B. Sc Economics and an M. Sc in corporate finance, Halima Usman worked at the Central Bank of Nigeria, Oceanic Bank, First Bank and The National Assembly service commission. Halima Usman Nagado, attended a course on inclusive growth: Targeting poverty, unemployment and gender issues at the IMF, Washington DC, Advanced Econometrics in the United Kingdom and the impact of monetary policy on the real sector of the economy, in New York.
She is a Senior Economist/ Manager in the Real Sector Division, Research Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria. She is charged with responsibilities regarding economic and social Indicators. She monitors developments in the real sector of the economy, particularly Consumer Price Index (CPI), Inflation and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In addition, she tracks and reports developments on employment, education, health, housing and urban development, environment, transportation, telecommunication and other socio-economic indicators. Accordingly, she develops research papers on these indicators with the view of updating management of the Bank on situational analysis in the various sectors.