Bala Mande
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Colonel Bala Mohammed Mande is a former Military Administrator of Nasarawa State
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He was later appointed Minister of the Environment in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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He was appointed Military Administrator of Nasarawa State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
, handing over to the elected Governor Abdullahi Adamu
on the return to democracy.
He was a harsh critic of governor Ahmad Rufai Sani for his implementation of Sharia law in the 2000-2003 period, which he felt was being used to punish political opponents, with the spoils going to Sani's ANPP supporters.
He was the People's Democratic Party
candidate for governorship of Zamfara State in 2003, but lost to the incumbent Ahmad Sani of the All Nigeria People's Party
(ANPP).
In September 2003 he signed an agreement with Cameroon
's Minister of Environment and Forestry Chief Tanyi-Mbianyor Clarkson for a transboundary protected area combining the Takamanda and Okwangwo reserves to protect the Cross River gorilla
, the world's rarest subspecies of gorilla with only 280 individuals throughout its entire range.
In October 2003 he proposed a national conference on the environment as the only solution to the desperate and varied environmental degradation which were compounded by years of neglect.
The same month, he said the Lake Chad River Basin Commission would be rejuvenated to tackle the environmental problems of that region. The federal government would return Chad Basin area to its past glory when it offered water for agricultural activities, as well as supporting tourism. He said his ministry would provide all the technical experts the commission might require executing the commission's projects. He announced approval by UN's Global Environment Fund (GEF) World Bank of a $10 million developmental fund.
In Autumn 2003 Mande said the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation had collaborated with the Ministry “in the quest for sustainable management and conservation of our forest resources”. The foundation had committed to provide 100,000 seedlings annually in a national tree planting exercise, and to provide materials and technical support to ensure best practices in environmental protection.
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In February 2010, as National Secretary of the Northern Union (NU), Mande declared that the union had never at any point in time advised ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to hang on to power, even on wheel chair.
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. Its capital is Lafia.-History:Nasarawa was created on 1 October 1996 by the Abacha government from the Plateau State.-Geography:...
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He was later appointed Minister of the Environment in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Early career
Bala Mande hails from Zamfara StateZamfara State
Zamfara State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party . Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State....
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He was appointed Military Administrator of Nasarawa State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar
Abdulsalami Abubakar
General Abdulsalami Alhaji Abubakar is a Nigerian general who was President of Nigeria from June 9, 1998 until May 29, 1999. He succeeded Sani Abacha upon Abacha's death. It was during Abubakar's leadership that Nigeria adopted its new constitution on May 5, 1999, which provided for multiparty...
, handing over to the elected Governor Abdullahi Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu was governor of Nasarawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party .-Background:Abdullahi Adamu was born at Keffi, Nasarawa State, on July 23, 1946...
on the return to democracy.
He was a harsh critic of governor Ahmad Rufai Sani for his implementation of Sharia law in the 2000-2003 period, which he felt was being used to punish political opponents, with the spoils going to Sani's ANPP supporters.
He was the People's Democratic Party
People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)
The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Nigeria. Its policies generally lie towards the right wing of the political spectrum. It has won every single Presidential elections since 1999, namely: 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011, and is the dominant party in the Fourth Republic.-History:In...
candidate for governorship of Zamfara State in 2003, but lost to the incumbent Ahmad Sani of the All Nigeria People's Party
All Nigeria People's Party
The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate...
(ANPP).
Minister of Environment
Mande was appointed Minister of the Environment in the Cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo in July 2003, holding office until June 2005.In September 2003 he signed an agreement with Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
's Minister of Environment and Forestry Chief Tanyi-Mbianyor Clarkson for a transboundary protected area combining the Takamanda and Okwangwo reserves to protect the Cross River gorilla
Cross River Gorilla
The Cross River gorilla is a subspecies of the western gorilla that can be found on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, in both tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests which are also home to the Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee, another subspecies of great ape...
, the world's rarest subspecies of gorilla with only 280 individuals throughout its entire range.
In October 2003 he proposed a national conference on the environment as the only solution to the desperate and varied environmental degradation which were compounded by years of neglect.
The same month, he said the Lake Chad River Basin Commission would be rejuvenated to tackle the environmental problems of that region. The federal government would return Chad Basin area to its past glory when it offered water for agricultural activities, as well as supporting tourism. He said his ministry would provide all the technical experts the commission might require executing the commission's projects. He announced approval by UN's Global Environment Fund (GEF) World Bank of a $10 million developmental fund.
In Autumn 2003 Mande said the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation had collaborated with the Ministry “in the quest for sustainable management and conservation of our forest resources”. The foundation had committed to provide 100,000 seedlings annually in a national tree planting exercise, and to provide materials and technical support to ensure best practices in environmental protection.
Later career
Mande failed to be made PDP governorship candidate for Zamfara in the 2007 elections, but was appointed one of the campaign coordinators for the Umaru Yar'Adua/Goodluck JonathanGoodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR, BNER, GCON is the 14th Head of State and current President of Nigeria.He was Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 28 May 2007, and was sworn in as Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29 May 2007. Jonathan is a member of the...
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In February 2010, as National Secretary of the Northern Union (NU), Mande declared that the union had never at any point in time advised ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to hang on to power, even on wheel chair.