DABE YI BAZA TV

14/03/2022

DABE YI BAZA*Meaning Come Let's Discuss*

On this week's episode, Meet our Guest Malam Mohammed Abubakar Mohammed the SSA Solid Minerals to the Kwara State Governor.

The SSA Solid Minerals Malam Mohammed Abubakar Mohammed was born on 22nd September in Tsaragi, Edu Local Government.

Mohammed is the son of Dr. M. N Haruna(Walin of Tsaragi). A retired Director from Presidency, Abuja, former Director of DIFRRI, Kwara State and two times former commissioner of works and Commerce and Industry in Kwara State.

Mohammed attended FGC staff Nursery and Primary School between 1989 and 1995 for Primary Education and proceeded to Government Secondary School(GSS) Ilorin where he obtained Senior Secondary Certificate in 2001.

He earned a B.Tech degree in Geology from Federal University of Technology, Minna. He holds a Master of Science in Petroleum Geosciences from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and PhD in Development and Exploitation of oil and Gas Field at Khazar University in Europe.

The Tsaragi born politician and resource manager also obtained Masters in Business Administration from National Open University of Nigeria.
He became a Quranic memorizer in year 2000 from Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Quranic school.

The young technocrat is a trained HSE professional from Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria.
He is an alumni of YALI, USA, where he studied the following leadership courses in YALI: management strategies for people and resources, design driven entrepreneurship, fundamental of starting and running a business and Understanding human rights.

The seasoned Nupe man has about 10 years working experience in construction, project management, Oil and gas, petroleum engineering and business management.
He worked with National Geosciences Research Laboratory, Kaduna as an Industrial attachee where he was actively involved in mapping, geophysical surveying and Mineral analysis. He joined CCECC a construction company based in Abuja in 2009.

His responsibilities at CCECC include drilling,charging, blasting of rocks among others.
Mohammed passion for Petroleum engineering led him to Northwest Petroleum and Gas, Calabar where he worked as a Maintenance Engineer between 2010 and 2012.
He was invited by MOS Limited, Lagos to join their workforce as Petroleum,Environmental Consultant in 2014. While at MOS Limited, he was in-charge of processing/ interpretation of seismic data and volumetric. He also worked on both core and ditch cutting samples on various well samples from Niger Delta.

The Petroleum Geoscientists joined Energy and Mineral Resources, Lagos in 2015 and worked on seismic data from Taranaki Basin, New Zealand which forms part of his MSc thesis in Petroleum Geosciences. He has since then published many journals in the field of Geosciences.

Currently, He is the Managing Director/CEO of Aimurafaty Nigeria Limited, a company that focuses on Geoscience,Environmental and Business Development and also the Founder of Nana Aishat Mubarak Foundation Africa (NAMFA).

He has empowered many youths and widows with his NGO which focused on health, education, cultural and environmental.
Leadership is in-built for Mohammed because people always want him to lead them, even right from primary school.
In 2000, he was President of Kwara state Secondary Schools Association of Press Clubs.

He served as Chairman, Student Coalition Rebirth and vocal member of Students Union during his undergraduate days at FUT Minna.
In 2017, he contested election for the chairmanship seat of Edu Local Govt. of Kwara State.

The trailblazer has won many leadership and entrepreneurship awards both home and abroad. The latest is African Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Nigeria Award in 2016.

The award was presented by the richest woman in African, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija in Lagos.
Mohammed Abubakar Mohammed is a muslim and detribalized Nigerian who relates with people freely irrespective of their religion, creed and tribe.
He is a master of English, Hausa, Nupe and Yoruba languages.

Join us tomorrow on Gerin FM 95.5 for another educative and interesting episode of DABE YI BAZA.

Time: 4-4:30pm.

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11/03/2022

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The kakati Nupe sound.
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05/03/2022

Royal Fathers in KinNupe at a public function recently.

20/02/2022

THE TESTIMONY OF A KADUNA BASED JOURNALIST WHO ATTENDED THE JUST CONCLUDED NUPE WOMEN NATIONAL SUMMIT WHICH TOOK PLACE IN BIDA.
The Nupe kingdom was established in the middle of the 15th century in a basin between the Niger and Kaduna Rivers in what is now central Nigeria.
King Jibri who reigned around 1770 was the first Nupe muslim king.Etsu Muazu will not be forgotten who died in 1818.
The generousity and hospitality of the Nupe songs is beyond reasonable doubt. The lineage is known for morals and discipline in respect for elders and mankind in totality. Sir,may I use this medium to Express our appreciation on the manner in which we were received in your historic home town of Bidda.the memory of our visit shall continue to be in our hearts and and therefore wish to be given this great awesome medium again to participate. May Allah help and continue to protect the Nupe kingdom.
Umar Usman
Political analysts wrote in Kaduna.

# President.

10/02/2022

01/02/2022

Being a speech presented by the founder/CEO of DABE YI BAZA (Come, Let's Discuss) on the occasion of the 3rd year DABE YI BAZA Annual Public Lecture, Awards Presentation and Empowerment Scheme on 29th January 2022.

Protocol

I return all glory to God for giving me the opportunity to stand before each and everyone who also contributed in making it possible to witness this auspicious occasion.

The yearly event of DABE YI BAZA was established to come together as a body to discuss, deliberate and showcase the beautiful Culture and tradition of KinNupe (Nupe Kingdom).

KinNupe is blessed and naturally endowed with beautiful Cultural heritage and tradition. That's why DABE YI BAZA crew came up with the Annual Public Lecture to discuss some of the challenges confronting KinNupe and how to proffer solutions to some of the challenges.

The Theme tagged *Harnessing the potentials in Kinnupe: maximizing the abundant resources for growth and development* was carefully craft out to discuss some of the potentials in KinNupe.

Achievements

It would be recalled that during the Covid-19 Pandemic DABE YI BAZA Crew supported some Nupe indigents with palliatives across Ilorin metropolis, this is to ease the burden of the people with lower income during the pandemic. Parts of the items distributed during the pandemic such as food items and other Valuable materials worth Millions Naira.

In our continuous effort to support the state government operation "MaskUpKwara", we also distributed about one thousand Face masks across Nupe Speaking Communities during the pandemic.

DABE YI BAZA crew have also travelled far and near to interview both young and old within the Nupe speaking Communities and on our weekly Radio Programs.

At this end, it is heart warming to equally state that our contributions in projecting and advancing the rich cultural values of nupe people, DABE YI BAZA crew has been conferred with several Awards of excellence.

In the last year's DABE YI BAZA Annual Public Lecture, most active members on DABE YI BAZA platform were recognised and given awards for their contributions and devotion.

In this year's DABE YI BAZA 3rd Annual Public Lecture, DABE YI BAZA will be empowering some Youths and also present Awards to some Prominent personalities who have contributed positively and immensely to the progress, development and unity of Nupe speaking Communities.

Thank you all for listening.

God bless KinNupe

God bless Kwara State

God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Ye Gawama.

23/01/2022

Kindly save the date and be our Guest on Saturday 29th January 2022@ Hall B Kwara Hotel Ilorin. Time: 10am.

12/01/2022

HRH Alhaji Muhammadu Attahiru, Emir of Agaie (1989 - 1994) and (1999 - 2004).

29/12/2021

Pictures from the Turbaning Ceremony of first Santuraki Patigi, Alhaji,Omar Baba Yakubu Kpakoyankpa.

May Allah guide, Guard and protect you as you assumed the office of another mantle of leadership.

Aameen 🙏🙏

YI BAZA Nupe TV.

Meet the new Santuraki of Patigi, Kpakoyankpa.

Omar Baba Yakubu was born in Ilorin to the Family of late Baba Yakubu Kpadatako and Late Alhaji Ahman Galadiman Patigi. He was raised by mamanna of blessed memory, Late Hajiya Hadiza Mahmud Koro. He attended our own Central Primary School Patigi for his early education after which he proceeded to the famous Govt College, Bida. He got his National Diploma from Federal Poly Bida and his first Degree from the University of Maiduguri. He got his MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and another masters from the University of Bangor in the United Kingdom. He worked in one of the legacy banks that formed the current FCMB before getting an appointment with the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation in Lagos. He is married to Princess JJ from the Ranin Nupe household and they are blessed with children

28/12/2021

21/12/2021

Alhamdulillah on the successful outing of today's episode of DABE YI BAZA.

DABE YI BAZA Is an online Nupe TV and a Nupe Radio program on Gerin FM 95.5 aired between 4pm to 5pm every Tuesday of the week.

Make it a date with us every Tuesday of the week between 4pm-5pm, where we discuss Educative, Insightful, Informative, and Entertaining Session of Nupe Cultural Activities and other issues across Nupe Kingdom.

The attached video clip /Pictures is an excerpt from today's episode of DABE YI BAZA. Kindly listening to it.

Our today's Guest is Malam Salihu Bologi Umar.

Topic: 2021 Patigi Education Summit(Preparation)

In case you missed any of our episodes you can get us on our YouTube channel, DABE YI BAZA Nupe TV or on our page DABE YI BAZA TV.

Ye Gawama🙏🙏

FAJ
Founder/CEO
DABE YI BAZA
Prominent Record Breaker
Golden Voice of KinNupe.

21/12/2021

DABE YI BAZA *Meaning Let's Discuss*

DABE YI BAZA *Meaning let's discuss* is a Nupe Radio program and online TV designed to discuss issues that will bring Progress, Unity, Development to Nupe Communities and also to promote our Socio-Cultural Heritage.

DABE YI BAZA TV is an extension that allows for our continous interaction and showcases the beautiful culture of KinNupe.

Our motto: Egwafin ya yegborolo KinNupe.

On this week's episode meet our guest, Malam Bologi Umar.

Malam Salihu Bologi Umar was Born in Patigi Town, the Headquarter of Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State.

He Attended Central Primary School and Patigi Secondary(PSS) respectively.

Our Guest who is also the National President of Patigi Emirate Development Union, Patigi (PEDU) is a graduate of University of Abuja and had his Master's degree in Ibadan.

Malam Bologi Umar is a staff of Kwara State Teaching Service Commission TESCOM and National President, Patigi Emirate Development Union, Patigi PEDU..

He is married and blessed with children.

Topic : Patigi Education Summit 2021"Preparation"

Time : 4pm-5pm.

Do join us today on Gerin FM 95.5 for another interesting educative informative and entertaining episode.

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Nupe Mi Yi o
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15/12/2021

Invitation! Invitation!! Invitation!!

The entire Patigi Emirate Council and HRH, Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Umar Bologi II invites the General Public for the Turbaning Ceremony of the Santurakin Patigi, Alhaji Omar Baba Yakubu (Kpakoyankpa)

Chairman of the Occasion: Alhaji Hussein Mahmud, Madakin Patigi

Special Guests of honour's, Alhaji Halilu Makun Abdulkadir, Ranin Nupe (Daniyan), Alhaji Abdulaziz Ilyasu Bashar, Makaman Gwandu, Alhaji Bello Umar Kaoje, Sardaunan Kaoje

Date: 28th December, 2021

Venue: Emir's Palace, Patigi, Kwara State

Time: 10am

Announcer
Alhaji Alhassan Umar Chiroma Etsu Patigi (Kpakoyankpa) for the Patigi Emirate Council.

11/12/2021

11/12/2021

10/12/2021

L-R: Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (left) presenting the 1st class staff of office to the Emir of Lafiagi HRH Alhaji Muhammed Kudu Kawu; during the coronation ceremony in Lafiagi, Edu LGA, on Friday.

30/11/2021

BAYAJIDA THE ABAWA JIDA NUPE RULER
By Ndagi Abdullahi Amana Nupe

The legend is that Bayajida was the founder of the Hausa Bakwai and Banza Bakwai peoples.¹ But the Bayajida legend is so riddled with historical fallacies that rendered it academically untenable.²

Even the very name Bayajida is a historical fallacy because it is not Hausa.³

Professor Dierk Lange’s work shows that, as retained in the Gobir and Katsina traditions,⁴ Bayajida is a Hausa corruption of the earlier Azna eponymous name Abawa Jida.⁵

Both Sultan Bello⁶ and the Kano Chronicle⁷ pronounced the name as Bawa or Bawo, a form of Abawa or Abawa Jida.

But Sir H.R. Palmer, Hamitic hypothesis-wise, tenuously derived Bayajida from the Yemeni Arabic Abu Yazid.⁸

Post-Independence scholarship have, however, conclusively refuted the Hamitic hypothesis and the self-deprecating attempts by various Nigerian people at tracing their origins to the Middle East.⁹

The original Azna traditions maintained that Abawa Jida was not a foreigner.¹⁰

Abawa Jida was the emperor of the superpower kingdom of Abawa located on the River Niger in Nupeland. To this very day Abawa is a national name of the Nupe people.¹¹

And, Ambassador Solomon Yisa wrote that Jida was a generic title for Nupe rulers or governors.¹²

Since Abawa means Nupe and Jida meant ruler, Abawa Jida directly meant ‘Nupe ruler’ – wrongly pronounced today as Bayajida.

While Professor Toyin Falola and Ann Genova observed that Kisra and Bayajida are one and the same person,¹³ Reverend Ojo Bada had long ago stated that Kisra was a ‘Nupe king’.¹⁴

Also, Professor Leo Frobenius’ ‘Kisra Committee’ identified Kisra, under Etsu Nupeta, as the War General ruler who used Nupeland as his launchpad to become the founder of the Hausa city states.¹⁵

It is the story of the Nupe king Abawa Jida that was retold by Hausa folklorists as the history of Bayajida.

Bayajida was a Nupe king known to Nupe historians as Bagi.

© Ndagi Abdullahi Amana Nupe (0813 798

References:
1 - W. Hallam, “The Bayajidda legend in Hausa folklore,” Journal of African History 7 (1966), 47-60.

2 - John D. Fage, History of Africa, 2nd ed. (London: Unwin Hyman, 1988), 61-63.

3 - Hallam, W.K.R. (1966). The Bayajida Legend in Hausa Folklore, The Journal of African History, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 48.

4 - Walter Kühme, Das Königtum von Gobir (Hamburg: Kovac, 2003), 230; Dierk Lange, "The Bayjida Legend and Hausa History," p. 143.

5 - Dierk Lange, "The Bayajida Legend and Hausa History," African Zion: Studies in Black Judaism (2012), Edith Bruder and Tudor Parfitt (eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 140-144.

6 - Clapperton, H. and Denham, D. (1826). Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824. London: John Murray,1826, p. 162.

7 - Palmer, H.R. (1908). The Kano Chronicle, JRAI, 38(1908).

8 - Herbert R. Palmer, Sudanese Memoirs, 3 vols. (Lagos: Government Printer, 1928), III, pp. 132-143.

9 -John D. Fage, History of Africa, 2nd ed. (London: Unwin Hyman, 1988), 61-63.

10 -Dierk Lange, "The Bayajida Legend and Hausa History," African Zion: Studies in Black Judaism (2012), Edith Bruder and Tudor Parfitt (eds.), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, p. 143.

11 - Blench, R. (2012). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages, 3rd. Edition. Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation, pg. 1; Yisa, S.A. (2013). Nupe Heritage Dictionary. Minna: Kochita Resources Limited, Minna, p. 2.

12 - Yisa, S.A. (2013). Nupe Heritage Dictionary. Minna: Kochita Resources Limited, Minna, p. 322.

13 - Falola, T. and Genova, A. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria, Vol. III. Published by Scarecrow Press, p. 57.

14 - Bada, S.O. (1937). Iwe Itan Saki.

15 - Frobenius, L. (1913). The Voice of Africa: Being an Account of the Travels of the German Inner African Exploration Expedition in the Years, 1910-1912, vol. II. Translated by Rudolf Blind. London: Hutchinson & Co., p. 624.

30/11/2021

DABE YI BAZA Meaning *”Come Let's Discuss"*

In case you missed it the attached pictures are from today's episode of DABE YI BAZA on Gerin FM 95.5.

Guest: Mohammed Baba Ibrahim (MBI)

Do join us next week Tuesday same time 4pm-5pm for another interesting,educative informative and entertaining episode of DABE YI BAZA on Gerin FM 95.5

FAJ.
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DABE YI BAZA
Nupe Mi Yi o.
Prominent Record Breaker
Golden Voice of KinNupe.

30/11/2021

DABE YI BAZA Meaning *”Come Let's Discuss"*

In case you missed it the attached video clips is an excerpt from today's episode of DABE YI BAZA on Gerin FM 95.5.

Guest: Mohammed Baba Ibrahim (MBI)

Do join us next week Tuesday same time 4pm-5pm for another interesting,educative informative and entertaining episode of DABE YI BAZA on Gerin FM 95.5

FAJ.
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DABE YI BAZA
Nupe Mi Yi o.
Prominent Record Breaker
Golden Voice of KinNupe.

30/11/2021

*DABE YI BAZA Wunjin DABE YI Sunwun aa*

Meet our guest on this week's episode of your favorite Nupe Radio Program on Gerin FM 95.5 Mohammed Baba Ibrahim popularly known as MBI.

Mohammed Baba Ibrahim was born about four decades ago. He hails from Lafiagi, EDU Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria.

He attended Kulende L.G.E.A Primary School, Sango, Ilorin. After his primary education, MBI got admission into Government Secondary School, Ilorin, where he obtained his Secondary School Certificate Examination,MBI demonstrated leadership skills while in Secondary School, he was his class Secretary.

He then proceeded to one of the famous and stable University in the country, University of Ilorin, Ilorin (Better By Far University) where he bagged a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. He continued his education at the same University to obtain a Master’s Degree in Business Administration Degree (MBA). He is currently running a Second Master’s Degree in Accounting at Kwara State University, Malete.
He was admitted into the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as an Associate Member in 2009 having passed through the rigorous examination.

Between 2005 and 2006, MBI did his compulsory National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) where he served at Mayan Gobe School, Gombe State as their Mathematics and Class Teacher. After his Compulsory Youth Service in 2006, MBI got an appointment with Kwara State Civil Service Commission (Treasury Headquarters) as Accountant II and was deployed to Ministry of Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Ilorin, where he served till 2008. He was transferred to Expenditure Control Unit of the Office of the Accountant–General, Kwara State. In 2010, MBI was promoted and served as Senior Accountant at Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). Same year, he became the Controller of Finance and Accounts at Kwara State Housing Corporation, Ilorin. Within this period, he gathered numerous important Professional qualification certificates and attended numerous Conferences. By August 2016, he was appointed as the Bursar, Kwara State College of Nursing, Oke-Ode after passing through the rigorous recruitment process. In June 2020, he was posted to Governor’s Office as the Controller of Finance and Accounts.

He is currently serving at Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency as the Controller of Finance and Accounts.

Due to his charismatic approach, MBI was elected as Social/Publicity Secretary of ICAN, Ilorin and District Society between 2010 and 2012. Also, he served as Assistant Secretary of same body between 2012 and 2014. Thereafter, he became the Secretary of the District between 2014 and 2016. He eventually rose to the position of Chairman of the District in May 2019. Moreso, he was elected as the National Treasurer of Lafiagi Descendants Development Union (LADDU) between 2014 and 2018.

Mohammed Baba Ibrahim is one of the Youngest Chartered Accountants from Lafiagi. He’s a Member of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). He is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, USA, a Certified Forensic and Investigation Professional, a Certified Anti-Money Laundry Specialist, an Associate Member of Nigerian Institute of Management and a Member of Institute of Public Accountants of Australia.

He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria and finally, he was conferred with a Fellow of the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 2021. Moreover, He is proficient in International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS) and International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS).

MBI has served in the following Committees:
Member, Social and Welfare Committee of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria between 2016 and 2017.
Member, Education Committee of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria between 2017 and 2020.
Member, Investigating Panel Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) between 2019 and 2020.
Member, Panel of Inquiry into Kwara State Local Government Finances From May, 2019 to July, 2020.
Member, ATSWA Examination Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) from 2021-till date.

He loves enjoying friends and family’s company.
He’s happily married to a beautiful family.

Join us today for another interesting educative and informative session of DABE YI BAZA Meaning Let's Discuss.

Time: 4pm-5pm

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Founder/CEO
DABE YI BAZA
Nupe Mi Yi o
Prominent Record Breaker
Golden Voice of KinNupe.

19/11/2021

Innallilahi woeinailehin Rajiun! We regret to announce the death of Chief Imam of patigi, Alh Mohammed Ibn Abdullahi.
Jannaiza prayer for the deceased will hold at Etsu's palace Patigi.
Time: 10:00am
Date: 21/11/2021.
We pray Allah forgive all his shortcomings and grant him aljanatul firdausi (Amin).

18/11/2021

*APPROVAL OF A NEW DATE FOR THE CORONATION OF 14TH EMIR OF LAFIAGI.*
I am directed to formally inform the general public that the official coronation/installation of the 14th Emir of Lafiagi, His Royal Highess, Alhaji Mohammed Kudu Kawu by the Kwara State Government has been scheduled to take place on *Friday,10th December 2021* .
All invited guests, well wishers and indigenes of Lafiagi Emirate should kindly take note of the approved date for this epoch making event.
We wish you all journey mercy as we look forward towards welcoming you the ancient town of Lafiagi.

ANNOUNCER:
Mall. Ahmed B. Bello
P.A to HRH, Emir of Lafiagi

17/11/2021

R-L: His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kwara State Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; H.R.H Alh. Ibrahim Umar Bologi II. Etsu Patigi and Vice Chairman Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers; H.R.M Oba Ismail Yahaya Mohammed of Ajase Ipo and H.R.M Oba Ademola Julius Ajibola of Ijara Isin for the LAFTA Inter-Africa Trade Fair 2021. @ Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre from 15th-21st November 2021 in Durban South Africa.

16/11/2021

Please save the date. # YI BAZA 3rd Annual Public Lecture,Awards and Empowerment Scheme.

Date: 29th January 2022 Insha Allah

13/11/2021

His Royal Highness, The Emir Of Lafiagi, Alh. Mohammed Kudu Kawu today alongside other Royal dignitaries attended the attached skills acquisition scheme Organized by Mainstream Energy Solution Foundation at Borgu Kingdom, New Bussa, Niger State.
13th November, 2021.

12/11/2021

Nigeria’s FIRS Chairman, Muhammad Nami, Elected 15th President of The Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA)

*Promises to tackle global challenges to taxation …

The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, a renowned tax administrator has been elected by the 47 member countries of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) as its 15th President for a three-year tenure, today.

The newly elected President of CATA brings in decades of experience in taxation and administration both in private and public sectors.

In his acceptance speech read during the virtual conference of the Forum, thanked all members of CATA for the confidence they have reposed in him by electing Nigeria as President, noting that it is a call to duty. And he will serve dutifully, shouldering the great responsibility that comes with the assignment.

“Your support is an honour that I do not take lightly.” Nami stated. “I want to assure all members that I will work assiduously in delivering on the mandate of this office; and I will not disappoint you. It is a great privilege and I do not take it for granted.”

Muhammad Nami, who is the former Chairman of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) stated that due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, taxation has become the mainstay for economies the world over in providing the required revenue to fund governance.

“Today, taxation has become the mainstay of every economy around the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the earnings of most economies, especially those whose revenue sources were fetched from activities such as recreational tourism, medical tourism, minerals exploration, commodity exportation etc.

“These activities were performed minimally, and in some cases even experienced total cessation due to physical restrictions imposed by many nations during the COVID-19 lockdown. Economies across the world have had no other choice but to look inward to taxation as the most viable alternative to provide the required revenue to fund government.” He stated.

He went further to note that with the COVID-19 lockdown, digital technologies have transformed the way and manner humans interact and do business with each other, which has consequently brought about novel challenges for tax administrators.

“This new normal brought about a greater embrace of digital technologies that came with its own challenges for tax administrators. One of these challenges is the inadequate capacity of tax administrators to understand and track digitalised transactions which has become the order of the day.”

Regardless of these challenges, Muhammad Nami, who served as Chairman of the African Tax Administration Forum up to November 2020, and is currently the Chairman of the Joint Tax Board in Nigeria, has promised that as President of CATA he will mobilise the member countries and other tax bodies to build capacity of tax administrators to tackle the challenges they face.

“I will work with the CATA Secretariat to effectively collaborate with other tax bodies such as ATAF, WATAF, UN, OECD, NTO, among others, in the area of training and sharing of experience of good and innovative practices in tax administration around the globe.

“One goal I hope to achieve as your President is to work hand-in-hand with member countries to expand the character of tax administration such that our work is in tune with today’s innovation and realities.” CATA’s newly elected President stated.

The Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) was established following a decision taken at a meeting of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers held in Barbados in 1977. It had 23 founding member countries and has grown to 46 member countries today, making it one of the world’s largest bodies of tax administrators.

CATA has, since its inception in 1978 focused on building and improving capacity of its members. It hosts annual technical conferences and high-level training programmes annually, while maintaining strategic partnerships with various multilateral and global tax institutions across the world.

The Forum has played a critical role in the formulation of tax policies and procedures of its member countries.

Johannes Oluwatobi Wojuola
Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman, FIRS
(Media & Communication)
November 12, 2021

11/11/2021

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