Musa Babayo

Musa was born and raised in Azare, Katagum local government, Bauchi state. He attended the Nasarawa West Primary School, Azare, 1965–1972 then to Katagum Government Secondary school, Azare from 1972 to 1976. He further attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he earned Bachelor of Science in administration, banking and finance. He went to Manchester Business School, UK for Senior Bankers course, June 1993, and University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UWIST), UK for master's degree in management and technology, 1984.{{cite news |title=THE MEN WHO WHO WANT TO HEAD PDP AND WADATA PLAZA |url=https://flashpointnews.com/2012/03/23/the-men-who-who-want-to-pdp-and-wadata-plaza/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Flash Point News |date=23 March 2012 }}

In 2001, he got a PhD at the University of Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.{{cite web |title=Failing Forward II – Dr. Musa Babayo (PhD) |url=https://www.thestreethawker.com/bestsellers/2016/12/16/failing-forward-ii-dr-musa-babayo-phd |website=The Street Hawker |access-date=23 March 2020}}

In between his political career, Babayo has held different public and private offices. As a senior civil servant, he was the Chairman of the Education Trust Fund and the chairman Board of Trustees TETFund,{{Cite web|date=2016-06-22|title='Babayo Laid A Legacy Of Performance At TETFUND'|url=http://www.thedreamdaily.com/babayo-laid-legacy-performance-tetfund/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=The Dream Daily|language=en-US}} an appointment that was structured to last for a term of four years although the board was dissolved 2 years before the termination of his tenure on 16 July 2015.

As the chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund),{{cite news |last1=Trust |first1=Daily |title=page 40 |url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/page-40-17.html |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Daily Trust |date=17 September 2015}}{{cite news |title=The Fear Of Ahmad Mu'azu And Dr. Musa Babayo Is The Sum Of All Fears - By Bello Mukhtar * 247ureports.com |url=https://247ureports.com/2019/07/the-fear-of-ahmad-muazu-and-dr-musa-babayo-is-the-the-sum-of-all-fears-by-bello-mukhtar/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=247ureports.com |date=10 July 2019}} Babayo managed the transition that led to the repeal of the 1998 Tax Act and its replacement with the TetFund Establishment Act of July 2011.{{cite news |title=TETFUND calls on Universities to access funds for research |url=http://www.aitonline.tv/post-tetfund_calls_on_universities_to_access_funds_for_research |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=aitonline.tv}}

In 2013, the institution admitted National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), as a beneficiary of the fund, and relocation of the university from Lagos to its permanent site in Abuja through the provision of the critical educational infrastructure.

In 2015, he introduced the capacity building programme known as Academic Staff Training and Development (ASTD) where over 26,000 academics were covered on the programme pursuing MSc's and PhD's. As at then, the ASTD was known as the biggest capacity building programme funded by a public treasury in the world.{{cite news |title=Use TETFund Intervention Properly – Wike |url=http://unaab.edu.ng/funaab-ocw/index.php/latest-news/285-news-published-in-march-2014/16768-utilise-tetfund-intervention-properly-wike |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=unaab.edu.ng}}

During his chairmanship, Babayo introduced conference attendance for Tertiary Institutions academics and over 30,000 academics were recorded to have benefitted from the programme.{{cite news |title=StackPath |url=https://leadership.ng/2020/02/20/tetfund-and-library-intervention-in-nigerian-tertiary-institutions/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=leadership.ng}}

He started the introduction of the Almajiri model schools (Boarding and Day) during the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's regime in 19 Northern states and Edo. 100 of such schools were built and functioning with full pupils’ enrolments. An allocation of N2B was made for the project on take-off in 2010.{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=Our |title=Babayo Laid A Legacy Of Performance at TETFUND |url=http://www.thedreamdaily.com/babayo-laid-legacy-performance-tetfund/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=The Dream Daily |date=22 June 2016}}

Other projects of the TETFund were carried out before the end of his tenure.{{cite news |last1=Adebowale |first1=Segun |title=TETFund spends N300b on tertiary schools in four years – Chairman – |url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/tetfund-spends-n300b-on-tertiary-schools-in-four-years-chairman/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=The Eagle Online |date=2 November 2013}}{{cite news |title=Stakeholders urge peace, unity ahead Christmas |url=https://m.guardian.ng/sunday-magazine/stakeholders-urge-peace-unity-ahead-christmas/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News |date=15 December 2019}}{{cite news |title=TETFund's board approves 5-year vision for improved education quality |url=https://archive.businessday.ng/amp/breaking-news/article/tetfunds-board-approves-5-year-vision-for-improved-education-quality/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=BusinessDay NG, TV, and Podcast |date=29 September 2014}}

As a banker, he was the regional manager of the Allied Bank in 1982 to 1996.{{Cite web|last=Reporter 1|first=K. S. A.|date=2021-03-21|title=Talban Katagum Clocks 64|url=https://ksanational.com/talban-katagum-clocks-64/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Katagum Students’ Association - KSA|language=en-US}} He was responsible for the business development of the branches in the unit, with special focus on profit improvement and cost reduction; setting targets for the branches with a view to enhance effectiveness, for better services delivery to the customers were equally part of the overall mandate.{{cite news |title=PDP Chair: Options Before The Ruling Party |url=https://www.nigeriaa2z.com/2011/07/07/pdp-chair-options-before-the-ruling-party/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Nigeria A-Z Online |date=7 July 2011}}

Babayo moved to the Inland Bank as the GM and CEO in 1990 and was generally responsible for setting the direction of the company's growth in all areas of the Bank, which includes Credit and Risk Assets Management, Human Resources Management, Administration, Branches location strategies, profit improvement, and general corporate planning and development amongst others.

Babayo was among the founding members of the People's Democratic Party before joining the All Progressives Congress at the Katagum local government area, Bauchi state on 15 October 2015. During his PDP days, Babayo was a member of the PDP Board of Trustees for years{{cite news |title=PDP in 2011: A party embroiled in controversies |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/pdp-in-2011-a-party-embroiled-in-controversies/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Vanguard News |date=5 January 2012}} before appointed as the Deputy National Secretary of the PDP working committee{{cite news |title=There must be reform in PDP – Musa Babayo |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/there-must-be-reform-in-pdp-musa-babayo/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Vanguard News |date=3 March 2012}} and subsequently as the National Secretary of the party.{{cite news |title=A Former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Immediate Past Chairman, Board Of Trustees of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Dr. Musa Babayo's Interview With Newsmen |url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/amp/news/187965/a-former-national-secretary-of-the-peoples-democratic-party.html |work=thenigerianvoice.com}}{{cite news |title=PDP CONVENTION: Coercive consensus as culture |url=http://www.myfinancialintelligence.com/content/pdp-convention-coercive-consensus-culture |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=FinIntell }}

He is the author of the book titled The Economic Diplomacy and Nigeria's Foreign Policy that was first published in 2015.{{cite news |title=Musa Babayo and Nigeria's Economic Diplomacy – Daily Times Nigeria |url=https://dailytimes.ng/2016/03/10/musa-babayo-nigerias-economic-diplomacy/amp/ |access-date=23 March 2020}}{{cite news |title=Deepening Nigeria's Economic Diplomacy - By Abdul Mahmud * 247ureports.com |url=https://247ureports.com/2015/07/deepening-nigerias-economic-diplomacy-by-abdul-mahmud/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=247ureports.com |date=14 July 2015}}{{cite news |title=Fighting corruption, duty of all Nigerians – Falana |url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fighting-corruption-duty-of-all-nigerians-falana.html |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Daily Trust |date=28 July 2015}}{{cite news |title=The Buhari change revolution |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/the-buhari-change-revolution/amp/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics |date=15 August 2015}}{{cite web |title=Former Health Minister Joins Bauchi Governorship Race |url=https://silverbirdtv.com/uncategorized/15294/former-health-minister-joins-bauchi-governorship-race/ |publisher=SilverbirdTV |access-date=25 March 2020 |date=18 September 2014}}

Babayo was conferred with the title of Talban Katagum by the emir of Bauchi Emirate, Suleiman Adamu, on 13 January 1996.{{cite web |last1=Nigeria |first1=Online |title=The Other Alternative Retrieves Statement on Talban Katagum |url=https://onlinenigeria.com/stories/71413-the-other-alternative-retrieves-statement-on-talban-katagum.html |website=OnlineNigeria.com |access-date=25 March 2020 |date=8 March 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Adelaja |first1=Tayo |title=Talban Katagum Ya 'Yantar Da Fursunoni 152 Masu Laifukan Bashi A Jihar Bauchi |url=https://hausa.leadership.ng/2017/11/16/talban-katagum-ya-yantar-da-fursunoni-152-masu-laifukan-bashi-jihar-bauchi/ |access-date=23 March 2020 |work=Leadership Hausa Newspapers |date=16 November 2017 |language=ha}} He was also the recipient of the Most Outstanding Public Officer Award from the Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) in 2014.{{cite web |title=ISDMG rewards performing public institutions |url=http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/news/isdmg-rewards-performing-public-institutions/ |website=Pointblank News |access-date=25 March 2020 |date=26 November 2013}}

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• [https://www.tetfund.gov.ng/download/News%20Panorama%20Feb%202015.pdf TETFund]
• [https://peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng/?page_id=755 PDP National Working Committee]

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