Isa Yuguda

Governor of Bauchi State

Date of Birth: 15/06/1956
Place of Birth: Yuguda

Education: North East College of Arts and Science (NECAS), Maiduguri, 1974-76;  Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1976-79; University of Jos, Plateau State, 1997-98.

Career: Mortgage Manager, Federal Mortgage Bank, Bauchi Area Office, 1981-84; Credit Manager, Savannah Bank (Nig) Plc, Sokoto, 1986-87; Manager, Savannah Bank, Abuja, 1987-91; Acting General Manager, Inland Bank, 1991-92; Managing Director and Chief Executive, Inland Bank Plc, Nigeria, 1992-99; Managing Director and Chief Executive, NAL Merchant Bank Plc, 1999-2000; Minister of State for Transport, 2000-03; Ministry of Aviation, 2003-05; Governor, Bauchi State, 2007 to date.

Commentary:  Yuguda's marriage to President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's daughter Nafisa and his subsequent joining of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) did his political career no harm. As his profile rose, some proposed him as a candidate for Governor of the Central Bank and suggested that he could stand for Vice-President. He was born in Yuguda village, Bauchi, and has a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in business administration (MBA). Yuguda is a former Aviation Minister and Managing Director of Inland Bank, now the troubled FinBank.