Northern-Nigeria Perspective

  Nomination of SA'ADU ABUBAKAR for the Tallberg NSF Eliasson Global Leadership Prize Alhaji Sa'adu Abubakar is a compelling nominee for the Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, recognized for his exceptional and enduring transformational leadership spanning decades across education, community development, and impactful advocacy. His pioneering spirit and unwavering dedication have profoundly impacted the approximately 10,000 residents of Gambe, Nigeria, and resonate within the global network of over 100,000 alumni of General Murtala Muhammad College (GMMC) Yola, where his visionary leadership galvanized a remarkable centenary celebration and infrastructural revitalization. His innovative, community-centered approach and decisive action exemplify global leadership committed to tangible and sustainable progress on a significant scale. Background & Experience  Sa'adu Abubakar's career reflects a lifelong dedication to service and development, evidenced by hi...

FIRST Centenary Celebration Report OF GENERAL MURTALA MUHAMMAD COLLEGE, GMMC YOLA. BY SA'ADU ABUBAKAR GAMBE.   Chairman Adhoc Committee for the Centenary Celebration of the National Tiddo Yo Daddo Alumni Association of General Murtala Muhammed College, (GMMC) Yola.  PREAMBLE  General Murtala Muhammed College, GMMC, Yola is one of the oldest grammar schools in Northern Nigeria. It started in 1920 as Elementary School than later upgraded to Middle School Yola. It metamorphosed to Provincial Secondary School, PSS, Yola, a grammar school, with the enrolment into form (year) one of a six years secondary education system then, of the Ibrahim Alfa, Hassan Adamu, Alhaji Natiti, Sale Michika and others in January 1955. In 1976 the school was renamed Government Secondary School, GSS, Yola in memory of the slain Head of State, General Murtala Muhammed, who was assassinated during a failed military coup in February 1976. The school curriculum fashioned in 1920 was to suit the needs o...