By Ahmed Ghani Hassan
Prof Muhammad Ali pate a man with high profile personality who has the capacity globally, being a resourceful person Nigeria will imensely benefit from his exposure, as he is globally recognised his exposure and talent.
Prof Pate was a former Health Nutrition and Population Global Director, Global Practice of the word bank, and also Director of Global Financing facility for women, children, and adolescents. Dr Pate was a former chief executive of Big Win philanthropy, based in the UK. He was recently resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Gavi, the vaccine alliance, which works to provide vaccines in low-income countries.
Prof Pate hails from Bauchi State, served as Minister under the Jonathan admistration.
The ministerial nominee was a governotiral aspirant in Bauchi 2015, 2019 and 2023 respectively, but Bauchi State loss the golden opportunity because having people like Prof Pate as State Governor in the state is a great opportunity for State Developments.
Prof Pate showed patriotism when he resigned as CEO Gavi for accepting the ministerial seat in order to contribute his quarter for National Developments. Presidents all over the globe are willing to make cordial relationship with Prof Pate and seek his contributions towards their National Developments.
Prof Ali Pate contribution to the National building can’t be express in a single term because he surpassed expectation when he was appointed as Executive Director National Primary health care Development agency where he engaged traditional institutions all over the country For Polio eradication and reduced the polio drastically in Nigeria. He also renovated primary health care centres all over the country after a long time dilapidated. Prof Pate, being a man with global exposure he sources funding from outside the country for the developments of the country. Prof Pate was appointed as State Minister during the Jonathan administration. He performed very well in executing the project and rivive the ministry within two years in office.
The best decision Tinubu did was appointing technocrats in his admistration. This will make his admistration par better than his predecessors. The Renewhopes Of Tinubu will be realized and actualise because technocrats per excellence were appointed in his cabinet. People like Prof Muhammad Ali Pate will definitely make the country Rapidly Developed
