Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai (born 10 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician. He currently serves as the Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly. He was initially elected in 2019 and was reelected in the 2023 Yobe South Senatorial District Election.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai | |
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| Senator for Yobe South | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Hassan |
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| Born | 10 February 1960 Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
| Alma mater | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Kaduna Polytechnic. |
Early life and education
editIbrahim Mohammed Bomai was born in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State on 10 February 1960 to the family of Mohammed Bomai and Hafsat Bomai. He started his Primary Education at Argungu when his father was under the defunct Northern Nigeria Government and completed it in 1972 at the prestigious Shehu Garbai Primary School in Maiduguri. He obtained his Secondary School leaving certificate in 1977 from the Government College, Maiduguri. He received a Diploma in Accountancy in 1980, Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (1982) both from the Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna. He received a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Finance) in 1999 from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi from 1997 to 1999. He also studied at Harvard University, Cambridge, Boston, United States between 2004 and 2006 and at the London School of Management, London, U.K in 2005. Bomai is a Fellow of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, 1994, Fellow, the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, 2000, Fellow Chartered Institute of Treasury Management of Nigeria, 2012 and Fellow, Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, 2012. .[10]
Career
editBomai's work experience began with his appointment as a lecturer, College of Education, Nsugbe, Anambra State during his mandatory national service (NYSC) between 1982 and 1983. Thereafter, he gained employment as a Finance Officer with BOADAP, Maiduguri in 1983. In 1985, he left BOADAP and joined the services of Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri as a Senior Accountant. In 1986, he was promoted to Principal Accountant and Acting Bursar, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri. He switched over to the Federal service in 1988 as Assistant Chief Accountant and Acting Bursar, Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum, Yobe State.[11] He was confirmed as the substantive Bursar of the institution and held the strategic post till 2002 when he moved over to the nation's capital, Abuja as the assistant director (Accounts), office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. He was subsequently posted to Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (MFCT), Abuja. Between 2005 and 2008, he served as deputy director (Accounts) Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation on posting to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). Within the period, he served as the Auditor-General for the FCT area councils under the FCTA. Bomai was promoted to the position of Director of Treasury of the Federal Capital Territory Administration in 2008, a pivotal post in the FCTA which he held until he retired from the civil service in August 2016.[12]
Senate of Nigeria
editIbrahim Mohammed Bomai was elected on the nineteenth of February 2019 as the senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District. On 25 February 2023, he was reelected as a senator to serve in the 10th Senate. However, the election was declared inconclusive, and a supplementary poll on 15 April 2023, took place, during which he was declared the winner and was returned as elected.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Constituency Project controversy
editWhile on a standard review of constituency projects in September 2021, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission found that issues with Bomai's projects. First, a borehole supposed to have been dug in the Sabongari area of Nangere LGA was never dug while other boreholes were dug in the wrong communities or with substandard generators. The other project that the ICPC inspection team flagged was a missing generator that had been stolen from the college it was given to. The inspection team leader ordered the contractor to fix the borehole issues and said the commission would work for the return of the stolen generator.[19]
However, the Legislative Aide to the Senator in an interview with sunshinefmng.com has illuminated the allegations concerning the execution of the constituency projects. The aide has stressed that the claims rest upon incorrect and deceptive information. Detailed clarifications have been provided by the aide regarding the borehole projects, generator installations, and the missing transformer. These explanations serve to elucidate the situations and firmly establish that Senator Bomai holds no responsibility for these matters.[20]
References
edit- ^ "INEC declares Bomai winner for Yobe South Senatorial district - Vanguard News". Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Supplementary Elections: INEC announces winner of Yobe South Senate seat". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "APC's Bomai, Plang win Yobe, Plateau senate seats - The Nation Newspaper". Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "APC wins Yobe South Senatorial District". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "INEC declares Ibrahim Bomai as winner of Yobe south senate seat". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Supplementary polls: Ibrahim Bomai wins Yobe south senatorial seat | TheCable". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "INEC declares APC's Bomai winner of Yobe South Senatorial election". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "INEC Declares APC Candidate Winner Of Yobe South Senatorial Election | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "[FULL LIST] Electronic results transmission: How senators voted". Punch Newspapers. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "IBRAHIM BOMAI: Pearl of excellence – Image". 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Bomai: The new hand in charge of FCTA treasury".
- ^ "The Abuja Inquirer – Newspaper". The Abuja Inquirer. 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Supplementary poll: Bomai clinches Yobe South senatorial seat". 15 April 2023. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ 2019 general elections. List of elected candidates to the Senate Archived 26 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine inecnigeria.org
- ^ "APC wins Senate majority with 63 Senators, PDP behind with 37". www.pulse.ng. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Gaidam, Lawan, Bomoi elected APC senators in Yobe". The Nation Newspaper. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "APC's Bomai Wins Yobe South Senate Seat – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Buba, Musa M. (25 February 2019). "Buhari leads in Yobe as Bomai clinches South Senatorial ticket". Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Project: ICPC finds no borehole, stolen generator in Yobe". Peoples Gazette. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Achimugu, Omale John (26 July 2023). "Senator Bomai's Aide clarifies Allegations Surrounding Bomai's Constituency Projects". SUNSHINE FM 104.5 POTISKUM -. Archived from the original on 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
Notes
edit- ^ Abaribe was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
- ^ Abbo was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in November 2020.
- ^ Akpan was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the YPP in July 2022.
- ^ The PDP's Ekpenyong was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal partially annulled the results and called a supplementary election in the affected areas. Ekpenyong won the ensuing rerun election and was sworn-in again in January 2020.
- ^ Oduah was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in August 2021 before returning to the PDP in April 2022.
- ^ Jika was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in June 2022.
- ^ Bulkachuwa was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in November 2022.
- ^ Gumau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022.
- ^ The PDP's Douye Diri was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Governor. Cleopas won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ The PDP's Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo was elected senator in 2019 but resigned in February 2020 after winning election to become Bayelsa State Deputy Governor. Dickson won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ a b In April 2022, Adamu and Kyari resigned from the Senate after taking APC party offices the month prior.
- ^ The PDP's Rose Okoji Oko was elected senator in 2019 but died in March 2020. Jarigbe and fellow PDP member Stephen Odey fought in court over the ensuing by-election's PDP nomination; Odey won both initial court decisions and the by-election before taking office late in December 2020. However, Jarigbe later won several court challenges which declared him the legitimate PDP nominee and thus senator. Jarigbe took office in September 2021.
- ^ Nwaoboshi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in June 2021.
- ^ Alimikhena was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
- ^ The APC's Adedayo Clement Adeyeye was elected senator in 2019 but the NASS Election Petition Tribunal awarded and Court of Appeal affirmed the win to Olujimi. She took office in November 2019.
- ^ Onyewuchi was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the LP in June 2022.
- ^ Due to disputes over alleged irregularities, the APC's Benjamin Uwajumogu was not sworn in until July 2019. Uwajumogu died in December 2019 leading to a bye-election. After disputes, Ibezim was awarded the bye-election victory and took office in April 2021.
- ^ Due to disputes over the alleged forced declaration of his election, Okorocha was not sworn in until June 14, 2019.
- ^ Shekarau was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the NNPP in May 2022 then to the PDP in August 2022.
- ^ Babba Kaita was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in April 2022.
- ^ Aliero was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in May 2022.
- ^ Abdullahi was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the PDP in June 2022.
- ^ The PDP's Dino Melaye was elected senator in 2019 but Adeyemi petitioned against the results and the NASS Election Petition Tribunal annulled the results and called a new election. Adeyemi won the ensuing rerun election and took office in December 2019.
- ^ The APC's Adebayo Osinowo was elected senator in 2019 but died in June 2020. Abiru won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ Akwashiki was elected as a member of the APC but switched to the SDP in July 2022.
- ^ The APC's David Umaru was elected senator in 2019 but the Supreme Court awarded the APC primary win to Musa making him senator. He took office in July 2019.
- ^ Balogun was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in May 2022.
- ^ The APC's Ignatius Datong Longjan was elected senator in 2019 but died in February 2020. Daduut won the ensuing bye-election and took office in December 2020.
- ^ The APC's Abubakar Shehu Tambuwal was elected senator in 2019 but a Court of Appeal awarded the win to Abdullahi Danbaba. He took office in November 2019 as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in April 2022.
- ^ Bwacha was elected as a member of the PDP but switched to the APC in February 2022.
- ^ a b c Prior to inauguration, the APC's Zamfara votes were voided due to improper holding of party primaries. Thus the PDP runners-up took office. All three (Anka, Hassan Muhammed Gusau, Yaú) switched to the APC in June 2021. In February 2022, Muhammed Gusau resigned to become Zamfara Deputy Governor.