Jibrin Barde set to wrestle political power from the incumbent Gombe Gov
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe
Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde is Peoples Democratic party Governorship candidate in Gombe State in the 2023 General Elections.
He is believed by political pundits to be a strong political gladiator who would wrestle the Government House Gombe from the incumbent Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of All Progressives Congress.
Barde is also believed to have the financial muscles to complete frankly with the current serving Governor and he is said to have grassroot support in the state.
Therefore, before joining active politics, Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde who voluntarily retired in 2018 as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, a bank he founded, after ten years of meritorious services, to participate and contribute his quota to the democratic process of Nigeria, is a versatile banker, an astute administrator of note, a great politician who has paid his dues in both public and private sectors, like a golden fish, Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde has no hiding places.
According to Dr. Danlami Arabs Rukujei and Umar Ahmed Kalala in their Facebook posts, the duo are also chieftains of PDP in Gombe State, stated that Barde had more than 25 years of banking experience, “he previously held positions in Union Bank of Nigeria, Citigroup N.A, Barclays Bank UK. Bond Bank’s (now Polaris Bank Plc.), Aso Savings and Loans Plc and Midland Corporate Investments Limited respectively.
“During his career in the financial services industry, he was responsible for providing direct employment to over 5,000 Nigerians. He also helped over 40,000 families realised their dreams of home ownership through the provision of mortgage loans; and provided credit facilities in excess of ₦100billion to small and medium scale enterprises across the country.”
He said that Barde had served as a Director on the FHA Technical Board between 2007 and 2008.
“He was the National Vice -President of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Nigeria from 2011-2013 (MBAN) as well as a former Chairman, Gombe Jewel Co-operative.”
During the same period, the statement added that Barde has also served as a Director on the Board of Premium Pensions Limited; a pension fund administrator, he helped found.
Apart from creating a niche for himself in both political, socio- economic development of the country and in Gombe State in particular, Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde attended the prestigious University of Birmingham “where he obtained his LLB Law in 2022,
New York University (L. N. Stern Business School) where he obtained his MSc, Risk Management in 2013 and
Harvard University (HBS) where he got a Diploma, General Management in 2009.
“Other qualifications, Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde obtained are MBA at the University of London (Imperial College) in 2005, University of Abuja where he had his Bachelors Degree in Economics in 1995.”
Alhaji Muhammad Jibrin Barde is happily married and blessed with three children.
