Mala Buni Biography, Education, Career, Controversies, And Net Worth

Maria Olanrewaju | April 18, 2023 | Find It | No Comments

Mala Buni CON is a Nigerian politician who was born on November 19, 1967, in Yobe State Buni Yadi, Gujba, then North-Eastern State. Buni serves as the governor of Yobe State since 2019, and he has a background in the family business of trade and transport and has chaired the board of several companies.

Mala Buni started his political journey in 1992 and has served in different capacities in various political parties, including the National Republican Convention, Advanced Congress of Democrats, All Nigeria Peoples Party, and All Progressives Congress.

He is married to at least three wives. On May 30, 2019, a day after he took the oath of office as the executive governor of Yobe State, he married his third wife, Ummi Adama Gaidam in a low-key ceremony held in Abuja. The names of his first and second wives.

Mala Buni Profile

Name	Mala Buni
Real Name	Mai Mala Buni
Date of Birth	19 November 1967
Age	56 years
State of Origin	Yobe State
Tribe	Hausa
Nationality	Nigerian
Political Party	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Wives	Three wives
Religion	Islam
Occupation	Politician
Net Worth	$4 Million
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Educational Background

Mala Buni started memorizing the Quran at an early age and obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1979. He went to Government Secondary School Goniri and obtained his West African Examinations Council certificate in 1985. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Espan Formation University, Benin Republic, and a Master’s degree in International Relations from Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom.

Career

Mala Buni has a background in the family business of trade and transport and has chaired the board of several companies. He started his political journey in 1992 and has served in different capacities in various political parties, including the National Republican Convention, Advanced Congress of Democrats, All Nigeria Peoples Party, and All Progressives Congress. He was appointed the national secretary of the All Progressives Congress in 2014, a position he held until he was nominated as the flag bearer of APC for the 2019 Yobe State gubernatorial election, which he won. Buni was inaugurated as the fourth Executive Governor of Yobe State on May 29, 2019. He is currently serving as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress’ interim committee and extraordinary convention committee.

Controversies

Mala Buni has been embroiled in some controversies during his political career. One of the most notable controversies was his role in the controversial APC primaries in 2019, where he was the chairman of the party’s national caretaker committee.

The primaries were marred by allegations of vote-buying, manipulation, and irregularities, which led to the disqualification of some candidates and court cases. Buni was accused of favoring some candidates and working against others, which sparked a lot of criticism from within and outside the party.

Another controversy that Buni was involved in was the allegation of financial impropriety against him by the Yobe State House of Assembly in 2010. The Assembly had accused him of mismanaging N500m meant for the construction of a new governor’s lodge. However, Buni denied the allegations and claimed that he was being politically persecuted by his opponents in the Assembly.

Mala Buni has also faced criticism for his alleged poor performance as the Secretary to the Yobe State Government during the administration of Ibrahim Gaidam. Some critics accused him of being too close to the former governor and failing to use his position to improve the lives of the people of Yobe State.

However, his supporters defended him, saying that he did his best under difficult circumstances. Overall, Mai Mala Buni’s political career has been marked by both achievements and controversies, and his supporters and critics continue to debate his legacy and impact on Yobe State and Nigerian politics.

Mala Buni Facebook Handle

Mala Buni is on Facebook @Hon Mai Mala Buni.

Personal Life

Mai Mala Buni CON is a Nigerian politician who was born on November 19, 1967, in Buni Yadi, Gujba, then North-Eastern State. He is married to at least three wives. On May 30, 2019, a day after he took the oath of office as the executive governor of Yobe State, he married his third wife, Ummi Adama Gaidam who is Abacha’s daughter in a low-key ceremony held in Abuja.

The names of his first and second wives are not publicly known and he is blessed with children. Mala Buni has managed to keep his personal life away from the media, and not much is known about his family life, including the number of children he has.