Yusuf Buba Yakub

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The Honourable
Yusuf Buba Yakub
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Director General, Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (also known as Directorate of Technical Aid Corps),Ministry of Foreign Affairs(Nigeria)
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 August 2023
SpouseNancy Buba
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Farmer

Yusuf Buba Yakub (born 13 August 1968) is a Nigerian politician and the current Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps since 2023. [1] He was previously a member of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) representing the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency of Adamawa State from 2015 to 2023. [2]

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Early life and education

Yakub hails from Garaha in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. He was born in Kaduna, Kaduna State, and attended Army Children's School in 1979. [3] From Kaduna, he moved to Maiha, Adamawa State, and attended Government Secondary School, Maiha. [4]

He later enrolled into the College of Preliminary Studies in Yola and the College for Legal Studies, where he obtained a Diploma in Law. He completed degree programmes: Advanced Diploma in Business Administration at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and Bachelor of Science in Political Science, University of Abuja, FCT. [4] He also possess a Certificate in Governance and Anti-Corruption at the International Law Institute Washington DC, US.

Political career

Yakub was elected to the Nigerian House of Representatives in 2015 representing the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency of Adamawa State and appointed Chairman, House Committee on Nigeria-China Relations. Throughout his tenure in office, he supported the China-Nigeria Agriculture Modernization Forum in 2017. [5] He was re-elected in 2019 and served for two terms.

He was a major contender for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2019, where he ran alongside Femi Gbajabiamila. [6]

He was appointed Chairman of the House [7] Committee on Foreign Affairs at the 9th Assembly of the House of Representatives. He was instrumental to the advancement of peaceful diplomatic ties between Nigeria and Ghana when a major international crisis almost broke out due to a number of activities that stood against the peaceful ties between both countries, one of which was the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission Property in Accra Ghana in 2020. His leadership contributed to a peaceful resolution of the crises. [8]

During the second term of Yakub at the House of Representatives as Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, he introduced several reforms in the Ministry headquarters and the Nigerian Missions abroad in appropriating budget expenditure, with oversight function on budgetary expenditure. [9]


On the 22nd of August 2023, Yakub was appointed as the Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (also Known as the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps), an agency in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria, by the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. [16]

Family life

He married Nancy Buba, in 1992. They have three children. [3]

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Political party

Yakub is a member of the Nigerian Ruling Party, All Progressives Congress (APC) [19]

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