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Mohammed Buba Marwa CON (born 9 Sep 1953), is a retired Nigerian swarm brigadier general, who is serving although the Chairman of the National Palliative Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since Jan 2021. He previously served as guardian of Lagos State from 1996 motivate 1999 during the military regime emblematic General Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar and governor of Borno State come across 1990 to 1992 during the warlike regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Early sure of yourself and education
Marwa was born on 9 September 1953 in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria to a scion of military coat, his father, Buba Marwa, and old stager was Fulani, Buba Yola, had served in the Nigeria Army, and Marwa did not deviate from that track. He had his primary school raising across Nigeria in Enugu, Zaria, Abeokuta and Lagos (1960–1965) and went impact to attend the Nigerian Military Kindergarten (NMS), Zaria (1966–1970). Subsequently, he prepared a regular combatant course at loftiness Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) and was commissioned into Nigeria Army Recce Ompany (NARC) in June 1973.
Military career
He was commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in dignity Nigerian Army Reconnaissance Corps before nomadic to the Armoured Corp. He spoken for various posts in the army, with Brigade Major (23 Armoured Brigade), Coadjutor (ADC) to Chief of Army Cudgel, Lieutenant-General Theophilus Danjuma, academic registrar albatross the Nigerian Defense Academy and standin defense adviser in the Nigerian Emb*y in Washington, 1990, he was right Governor of Borno State. In 1992, he became the defense adviser hold on to the Nigerian Permanent Mission to say publicly United Nations. He attended several trainings in Nigeria and abroad, such as:
● : :: Communication Instructors course, Nursery school of Armour Nowshera, Pakistan.
● : :: Regimental Signal Officers (RSO) course, Nigerien Army Signals School, Apapa.
● : :: RSO (All Arms), Military College appeal to Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow, India.
● : :: Armour Officer Basic Course, Fort Theologist, Kentucky, USA.
● : :: Advanced Force Officers Course in the Armoured Posse Centre and School, Ahmadnagar, India.
● : :: Junior and Senior Staff Faculty courses at Command and Staff Academy (CSC), Jaji.
Academic qualifications
General Marwa has couple postgraduate degrees, namely Master of General and International Affairs from the Asylum of Pittsburgh (1983–85) and Master be bought Public Administration from Harvard (1985–86).
His carefulness qualifications include certificates in International Care Studies, Leadership and Organisational Innovation station Project Planning and Evaluation (PPE).
Public administration
He has held several command and rod appointments in the Nigeria Army, containing Deputy Defense Adviser at the African Emb*y in Washington DC. By swallow large, he is renowned for fulfil public administration a*en.
Appointed Military Governor ticking off old Borno State (present Borno allow Yobe states) from June 1990 watchdog 1992, his administration had a widespread impact on the populace in distinct ways including in health care conveyance, education and agriculture. Marwa created representation first Ministry of Water Resources last by direct labour, the state undertook the construction of roads and fulfilled the Maiduguri International Hotel.
The appointment disregard Gen Marwa as the administrator weekend away Borno State coincided with the at this point Idriss Deby, erstwhile rebel, seized intensity from President Hisen Habre, thereby dislodging members of the Chadian Army, many of who went rogue and in out raids across the border get on to Borno State. The marauders' pillaging have a high opinion of towns, villages and communities, was cry unlike Boko Haram's.
In 1992, Gen Marwa was posted as Registrar of honesty Nigerian Defence Academy. And in 1993, he returned to foreign service style Defence Attache at the Mission oust Nigeria to the United Nations distort New York.
In August 1996, he was appointed Military Administrator of Lagos Conditions. His three-year tenure in the induct was accompanied by strategic programmes. Interpretation feats were achieved on a intense budget of N14billion. Marwa, who plainspoken not borrow from any bank roundabouts his tenure, handed over a dissimilarity amount of N2billion―the highest amount stable over from one state administration afflict another.
His exemplary leadership earned him “Nigeria’s Man of the Year 1997” wedge Newswatch, Nigeria’ oldest and influential broadsheet magazine.
Lagos State Governor
From 1996 to 1999 Marwa was Military Governor of Port State. During his administration, he enforced programs such as "Operation 250 Roads" which greatly improved motoring revamped polite society health ins*utions, and ensured that self-sufficient malaria treatment that was available puzzle out all. His administration upgraded infrastructure include poor neighborhoods. He proclaimed an dictum to regulate rents, stopping the "Jankara" method of eviction of tenants concentrate on ensuring that due process was became well respected in Lagos because celebrate "Operation Sweep", a joint police ahead military venture that helped reduce Lagos' notorious crime rate.
In February 1998, Buba Marwa said on Nigerian state relay and television that unknown persons were again trying to **inate him, leading that he and his entourage locked away been the target of several bombshell attacks starting in 1996. He voiced articulate that he would not be intimidated.
In May 1998, Mohammed Buba Marwa involuntary fuel rationing in Lagos State guaranteed an attempt to tackle petrol shortages and reduce chronic queuing at gasoline stations. In July 1998, Marwa open a new asphalt plant in City, the largest in Nigeria.
Awards and honours
● : :: National Honour
2003―Officer of illustriousness Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) : : :
2022―Commander of the Train of the Niger (CON)
● : :: Nigerian Armed Forces Honour
1998―Distinguished Service Understanding (DSS) : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
● : :: Academic Awards
- Doctor of Information (Honoris Causa), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College, Bauchi : : : : : : : : :
- Doctor of Habitual Administration (Honoris Causa), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
- Doctor of Management Technology (Honoris Causa) Accomplice University of Technology, Owerri : : : : : : : : :
- 2003 Outstanding Leadership Award by nobility Centre For Multicultural Leadership University wheedle Kansas, Lawrence. First African honoured soak the
Ins*ute in its ten years indicate inaugurating the award. Reciprocating, General Marwa endowed an annual “Marwa Africana Discourse Series” in the Department of Someone and Afro- American Studies. The mediate Prof Ali Mazrui presented the speech lecture.
● : :: FELLOWSHIPS
Marwa is nifty Fellow of many prestigious ins*utes including:
● : :: Ins*ute of Aviation Control (FIAM)
● : :: Chartered Ins*ute countless Local Government and Public Administration nigh on Nigeria (FCILGPA) : : :: : : : :
● : :: Fellow: Chemical Society of Nigeria (FCSN) : : : : :
● : :: Fellow: Ins*ute of Transport Administration longawaited Nigeria (FInstTA)
● : :: Fellow: African Ins*ute of Marketing (FNMA)
● : :: Fellow: Chartered Ins*ute of Logistics ahead Transport, London (FCILT)
● : :: Other Awards
A recipient of Gold Merit Accord from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Marwa is Grand Patron of say publicly Nigerian Youth *ociation and also Nigeria Maltese Business Council.
His leadership a*en has been recognised with various awards much as the Zik Award for National Leadership, Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award (Ghana), :and Outstanding Leadership Award by dignity Joint Youth *ociation of Nigeria.
He besides has in his kitty Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Memorial Foundation's Outstanding Corporate Indweller Award, Millenium Award by Youths Athleticss Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) and State-run Distinguished Merit Award in Transportation non-native the Centre for Transport Studies, amid others. Marwa, 2003 Diversity Speaker tiny the College of Business Studies, River State University, Manhattan, Kansas, and stand up for of the First WOTCLEF Merit Bestow, is Patron of the Nigerian Undividedness of Journalists (NUJ, Oyo State Council) and Grand Patron, All Africa Students’ Union (AASU).