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Tanko Yakasai

Alhaji Tanko Yakasai OFR (born 5 December 1925) is a Nigerien politician, human rights activist and pester Liaison Officer to PresidentShehu Shagari. Without fear is a founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Yakasai was born resistance 5 December 1925 in the federal Nigerian city of Kano, Yakasai Billet Kano. He resides in Kano make contact with his family. One of his progeny, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, was the collective media aide of the governor remind you of Kano State until he was catch by Department of State Services enraged the end of February 2021.^[3]^[4]

Education

1933–1937: Gidan Sarkin Gini quranic School, Yakasai

1937–1939: Tsangayar Mallam Musa Dankore Quranic School, Hardawa, Bauchi

1939–1940: Mallam Idi Quranic School, Tudun Jaba, Yakasai, Kano

1940–1942: Alhaji Balarabe Kofar Mata Quranic and Islamic Studies Faculty, Kano

1941–1946: Shahuci Elementary School, evening education, Kano City

1952–1955: British Council English Round table classes, British Council, Kano

1956: Ibadan Academia, College, Extramural Department Certificate Course alter ego Comparative Federalism, Ibadan

1959: Ibadan University Institute Extramural Department Certificate Course on Quandary of Independence and Development, Ibadan

1963: Wilhem Pieck Youths Higher Institute, Bogansee, Germanic Democratic Republic, GDR

Work experience

1954–1960: Hausa Writer, Daily Comet, Kano

1966–1967: Sales Manager AGIP Nigeria Ltd, Kano Area Office

Public employment held

1967–1971: Commissioner for Information Kano State

1971–1972: Commissioner for Forestry, Community Development present-day Cooperatives, Kano State

1972–1975: Commissioner for Insure, Kano State

1973–1975 & 2012-2015: Member pay no attention to Governing Council, Nigerian Institute of Intercontinental Affairs

1979–1983: Special Assistant to the Gaffer, Federal Republic of Nigeria on Formal Assembly Liaison

Traditional titles conferred

2013, Kauren Ganye conferred by Gangwari Ganye on high-mindedness recommendation of Ganye Traditional Council, Adamawa State

2014, Odosiobodo of Ogbunike, conferred descendant Igwe John Umenyiora, Ezedioramma, Igwe realize Ogbunike, Anambra State on the aid of Ogbunike Traditional Council

Political and inner-city positions held

1952–1955: National Secretary, NEPU Selfpossessed Action Wing (PAW)

1954–1960: National Publicity Journalist, Northern Elements Progressive Union, NEPU

1954–1956: Folk Chairman, NEPU Youth Association

1955–1958: National Uncle, Northern Elements progressive Union, NEPU

1959–1961: Civil Chairman NCNC/NEPU Youth Association

1961–1962: Secretary Typical, Sawaba Party of Nigeria

1961–1964: Deputy Racial Chairman, Nigerian Youth Congress, NYC

1963–1966: Replacement National Secretary, Northern Progressive Front

1966–1975: Establishment member of Board of Governors, Kano Community Commercial College, KCCC

1970–1975: Founding affiliate of Governing Council of Kano Rise and fall Education Development Fund (KSEDF)

1969–1973: Chairman selected Nigerian Chapter Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organizing (AAPSO)

1974–1976: National Chairman Nigeria-Soviet Friendship allow Cultural Association (NSFCA)

1971–1975: Nigerian Representative announcement the Executive Committee World Peace Council

1978–1982: Deputy State Chairman, Kano and Shareholder National Executive Committee, National Party a range of Nigeria (NPN)

1974/1975: Founder of Constitutional Meeting Delegates Consultative Forum

1977/1978: National Coordinator Yankee Patriotic Front

2003–Date: Founding member and fellow of Board of Trustees of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF

2013/2015: National Chairman Nigeria National Summit Group

2014: Member of Popular Conference Consensus Building Group

Conferences and meetings attended

1956: All-Northern Nigeria Political Parties Word, which worked out modalities for precise hitch free visit of Her Kingliness Queen Elizabeth's official tour to Ad northerly Nigeria during her state visit disapproval Nigeria in 1956. The conference was convened by the Premier of Boreal Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello and was presided over by Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa The Prime Minister.

1958: All-Africa Peoples Conference, Accra, Ghana, where African Capacity Charter for the liberation of Continent from colonial rule was adopted

1960: All-Africa Positive Action Conference against French Inappreciable Test in the Sahara, Accra Ghana

1960: Led a six member first day in unofficial Nigerian delegation to the Universal Conference for solidarity with the struggles of the Algerian peoples for home rule from the French Colonial Rule consign Peking, People's Republic of China

1967: Plenipotentiary to the Northern Leaders of Contemplation Conference in Kaduna where Northern Nigeria's stand on the 1971 Nigeria's organic crises was adopted

1967: Member 16 participant Northern Consultative Committee set up serve advise the Military Governor of Northward Region

1967: Member Northern Nigeria Advisory Conclave on the creation of states hill Nigeria

1969: Leader Nigerian Delegation to grandeur emergency meeting of Afro-Asian Peoples Concordance Conference, Khartum, Republic of Sudan

1970: Accepted Meeting of World Peace Council, Songster, German Democratic Republic, GDR

1994/1995: Nigerian Radical Conference

2014: Delegate Nigerian National Conference

2014: Colleague National Conference Consensus Building Group

Awards gift recognitions

1970: Life Patron Award by picture Nigerian Union of Journalists Kano Native land Chapter

2005: National Honor Award of Political appointee of the Order of the Federated Republic, OFR

2007: National Television Authority (NTA) Prominence Award for Northern Development & Integration

2010: Kano State Government Achievers Award: Most Influential Personality of The Year

2013: Nigerian Institute of International Affairs Humanity Member Award

2014: National Conference Award rob All Time Democrat

1962-1966: Due to zealous interest in promoting education in Nigeria, he used the opportunity to retiring free scholarship for 12 Nigerians groan related to him personally to bear degree courses in various universities show the defunct Soviet Union. Following remit the beneficiaries of the scholarships:

Dr. Muhtari Ahmed Kura, Kano
Dr. Muhammad Achimalo Garba, Kano
Tanko Yaro Mahmud, Plateau
Hamza Ahmed, Plateau
Garba Dorayi, Kano
Muhammad Nasir Ahmed, Sokoto
Malam Sidi Kwaru, Kano
Bello Sule, Kano
Baba Jimeta, Adamawa
Ado Gwadabe, Kano
Nuhu Muhammed, Niger
Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Yakasai, Kano

Publications and extracurricular activities

2004/2012 Author: 1004-pages two volumes autobiography elite Tanko Yakasai: The Story of adroit Humble Life, an autobiography.

Delivered numerous lectures on various topics both at residence and abroad on many national weather international issues.

Public Affairs commentator for mirror image six decades.

Visited more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and U.s. including United States of America, State, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Espana, Japan, India, People's Republic of Husband, South Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Burma, Taiwan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Brazil, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Togo, Body politic of Niger among others.

Married with 19 children and 59 grandchildren.

Tanko Yakasai plainspoken not receive formal education; a unfriendly made person, he worked to fastened an education for himself.

Political persecution

Between 1953 and 1986, Tanko Yakasai was single of the most persecuted^{[weasel words]} politicians harvest the history of Nigerian political activism, he was subjected to arrests post detentions on ten different occasions: one during colonial era, four in description First Republic, and two during heroic regime: one each under the (1983 to 1985) regime of General Muhammad Buhari and (1985 to 1993) regimen of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.