Adamu Garba Talba
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Adamu Garba Talba was elected Senator for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State
, Nigeria
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party
(PDP).
Talba gained a Diploma In Public Administration and entered the Yobe State civil service.
He was twice council Chairman of Nangere
local Government Council in Yobe State.
He was appointed Chairman of the Board Of Management, Federal Medical Centre, Alare, Director of NNDC, Kaduna
and was Commissioner Of Health for Yobe State.
As Senator, in September 2008 Talba advocated establishment of a National Desert Commission to tackle desert encroachment in the northern part of the country.
He was a vocal critic of Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Geidam
, accusing him of squandering money. He called for investigation of contracts awarded to BECCON Nigeria, an N4 billion award for construction of the Kaliyari-Baimari road, N2.3 billion for construction of the Damaturu water works and N1.3 billion for unspecified renovations to secondary schools.
In December 2009, Talba said that the democratic process was working normally, and criticized recent moves by opposition politicians to form a "mega party" in opposition to the PDP. He said they should join the mainstream of either the PDP or the ANPP (All Nigeria Peoples Party).
In March 2010 he denied a media report that former Yobe Central Senator Usman Albishir
, who had recently decamped from the ANPP to the PDP, would automatically get a ticket from the party to contest the 2011 governorship election. He added that with Albishir's move the ANPP would be history in Yobe.
Yobe State
Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of 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...
(PDP).
Talba gained a Diploma In Public Administration and entered the Yobe State civil service.
He was twice council Chairman of Nangere
Nangere
Nangere is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Sabon Gari Nanger at.It has an area of 980 km² and a population of 87,823 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 631....
local Government Council in Yobe State.
He was appointed Chairman of the Board Of Management, Federal Medical Centre, Alare, Director of NNDC, Kaduna
Kaduna
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...
and was Commissioner Of Health for Yobe State.
As Senator, in September 2008 Talba advocated establishment of a National Desert Commission to tackle desert encroachment in the northern part of the country.
He was a vocal critic of Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Geidam
Ibrahim Geidam
Ibrahim Geidam was sworn in as Executive Governor of Yobe State, Nigeria on January 27, 2009.He was elected on 26 April 2011 for a second term as governor.-Background:...
, accusing him of squandering money. He called for investigation of contracts awarded to BECCON Nigeria, an N4 billion award for construction of the Kaliyari-Baimari road, N2.3 billion for construction of the Damaturu water works and N1.3 billion for unspecified renovations to secondary schools.
In December 2009, Talba said that the democratic process was working normally, and criticized recent moves by opposition politicians to form a "mega party" in opposition to the PDP. He said they should join the mainstream of either the PDP or the ANPP (All Nigeria Peoples Party).
In March 2010 he denied a media report that former Yobe Central Senator Usman Albishir
Usman Albishir
Usman Albishir was elected Senator for the Yobe North constituency of Yobe State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the All People's Party platform...
, who had recently decamped from the ANPP to the PDP, would automatically get a ticket from the party to contest the 2011 governorship election. He added that with Albishir's move the ANPP would be history in Yobe.