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style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Military Administrator of Nasarawa State</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />6 August 1998 – 29 May 1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_Abdullahi_Ibrahim" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing Commander Abdullahi Ibrahim">Abdullahi Ibrahim</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Abdullahi_Adamu" title="Abdullahi Adamu">Abdullahi Adamu</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Federal Minister of Environment</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 2003 – June 2005</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hassan_Adamu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hassan Adamu (page does not exist)">Hassan Adamu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iyorchia_Ayu" title="Iyorchia Ayu">Iyorchia Ayu</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">1958</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg/21px-Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg/32px-Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg/42px-Flag_of_the_Nigerian_Army_Headquarters.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Army" title="Nigerian Army">Nigerian Army</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Colonel <b>Bala Mohammed Mande</b> is a former <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Nasarawa_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Nasarawa State">Military Administrator</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nasarawa_State" title="Nasarawa State">Nasarawa State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wstate_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wstate-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was later appointed Minister of Environment in the Cabinet of President <a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_career">Early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bala_Mande&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bala Mande hails from <a href="/wiki/Zamfara_State" title="Zamfara State">Zamfara State</a>. He was appointed Military Administrator of Nasarawa State from June 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General <a href="/wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar" title="Abdulsalami Abubakar">Abdulsalami Abubakar</a>, handing over to the elected Governor <a href="/wiki/Abdullahi_Adamu" title="Abdullahi Adamu">Abdullahi Adamu</a> on the return to democracy.<sup id="cite_ref-wstate_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wstate-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a harsh critic of governor <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rufai_Sani" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmad Rufai Sani">Ahmad Rufai Sani</a> for his implementation of Sharia law in the 2000–2003 period, which he felt was being used to punish political opponents, with the spoils going to Sani's ANPP supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)">People's Democratic Party</a> candidate for governorship of Zamfara State in 2003, but lost to the incumbent Ahmad Sani of the <a href="/wiki/All_Nigeria_People%27s_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="All Nigeria People's Party">All Nigeria People's Party</a> (ANPP).<sup id="cite_ref-clay_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clay-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minister_of_Environment">Minister of Environment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bala_Mande&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minister of Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mande was appointed Minister of the Environment in the Cabinet of President <a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</a> in July 2003, holding office until June 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2003, he signed an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>'s Minister of Environment and Forestry Chief <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tanyi-Mbianyor_Clarkson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tanyi-Mbianyor Clarkson (page does not exist)">Tanyi-Mbianyor Clarkson</a> for a transboundary protected area combining the <a href="/wiki/Takamanda" class="mw-redirect" title="Takamanda">Takamanda</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Okwangwo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okwangwo (page does not exist)">Okwangwo</a> reserves to protect the <a href="/wiki/Cross_River_gorilla" title="Cross River gorilla">Cross River gorilla</a>, the world's rarest subspecies of gorilla with only 280 individuals throughout its entire range.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2003, he proposed a national conference on the environment as the only solution to the desperate and varied <a href="/wiki/Environmental_degradation" title="Environmental degradation">environmental degradation</a> which were compounded by years of neglect.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same month, he said the Lake Chad River Basin Commission would be rejuvenated to tackle the environmental problems of that region. The federal government would return the <a href="/wiki/Chad_Basin" title="Chad Basin">Chad Basin</a> area to its past glory when it offered water for agricultural activities, as well as supporting tourism. He said his ministry would provide all the technical experts the commission might require executing the commission's projects. He announced approval by UN's Global Environment Fund (GEF) World Bank of a $10 million developmental fund.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Autumn 2003, Mande said the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation had collaborated with the Ministry "in the quest for sustainable management and conservation of our forest resources". The foundation had committed to provide 100,000 seedlings annually in a national tree planting exercise, and to provide materials and technical support to ensure best practices in environmental protection.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Later_career">Later career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bala_Mande&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mande failed to secure PDP's governorship nomination for Zamfara in the 2007 elections, but was appointed one of the campaign coordinators for the <a href="/wiki/Umaru_Yar%27Adua" class="mw-redirect" title="Umaru Yar'Adua">Umaru Yar'Adua</a>/<a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck 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href="/wiki/Aliyu_Modibbo_Umar" title="Aliyu Modibbo Umar">Aliyu Modibbo Umar</a> (Commerce July 2006–January 2007, Commerce and Industry January 2007–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communications (later and Information)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Adebayo" title="Cornelius Adebayo">Cornelius Adebayo</a> (July 2003–Aug 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Anibaba" title="Obafemi Anibaba">Obafemi Anibaba</a> (Aug 2006–Jan 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Nweke" title="Frank Nweke">Frank Nweke</a> (Jan 2007–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rabiu_Musa_Kwankwaso" class="mw-redirect" title="Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso">Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso</a> (July 2003–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Aguiyi-Ironsi" title="Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi">Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi</a> (2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fabian_Osuji" title="Fabian Osuji">Fabian Osuji</a> (July 2003–Mar 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinwe_Obaji" title="Chinwe Obaji">Chinwe Obaji</a> (June 2005–June 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obiageli_Ezekwesili" class="mw-redirect" title="Obiageli Ezekwesili">Obiageli Ezekwesili</a> (June 2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Energy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Daukoru" title="Edmund Daukoru">Edmund Daukoru</a> (July 2003–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Environment (and Housing from Jan 2007)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bala Mande</a> (–July 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iyorchia_Ayu" title="Iyorchia Ayu">Iyorchia Ayu</a> (June 2005–Dec 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Esuene" title="Helen Esuene">Helen Esuene</a> (Jan 2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">FCT Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasir_Ahmad_el-Rufai" class="mw-redirect" title="Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai">Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai</a> (July 2003–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Finance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ngozi_Okonjo-Iweala" title="Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala">Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala</a> (July 2003–July 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nenadi_Usman" title="Nenadi Usman">Nnenadi Usman</a> (July 2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Foreign Affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oluyemi_Adeniji" title="Oluyemi Adeniji">Oluyemi Adeniji</a> (July 2003–July 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngozi_Okonjo-Iweala" title="Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala">Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala</a> (July 2006–August 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_Ogwu" title="Joy Ogwu">Joy Ogwu</a> (August 2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Health</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eyitayo_Lambo" title="Eyitayo Lambo">Eyitayo Lambo</a> (July 2003–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Housing<br />(merged into Environment Jan 2007)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Mimiko" title="Olusegun Mimiko">Rahman Mimiko</a> (June 2005–January 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Information and National Orientation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chukwuemeka_Chikelu" title="Chukwuemeka Chikelu">Chukwuemeka Chikelu</a> (July 2003–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Nweke" title="Frank Nweke">Frank Nweke</a> (June 2005–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Industry<br />(merged to Commerce & Industry Jan 2007)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Magaji_Muhammed" title="Magaji Muhammed">Magaji Muhammed</a> (–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fidelis_Tapgun" title="Fidelis Tapgun">Fidelis Tapgun</a> (June 2005–January 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Internal Affairs (Interior from January 2007)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iyorchia_Ayu" title="Iyorchia Ayu">Iyorchia Ayu</a> (–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magaji_Muhammed" title="Magaji Muhammed">Magaji Muhammed</a> (June 2005–June 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oluyemi_Adeniji" title="Oluyemi Adeniji">Oluyemi Adeniji</a> (June 2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Justice (Attorney General)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Akin_Olujimi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Akin Olujimi (page does not exist)">Akin Olujimi</a> (–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayo_Ojo" title="Bayo Ojo">Bayo Ojo</a> (June 2005–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Labour</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hassan_Muhammed_Lawal" title="Hassan Muhammed Lawal">Hassan Muhammed Lawal</a> (July 2003–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National Planning Commission</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdallah_Wali" title="Abdallah Wali">Abdallah Wali</a> (Jan 2007–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Police Affairs<br />(merged into Interior in Jan 2007)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broderick_Bozimo" title="Broderick Bozimo">Broderick Bozimo</a> (July 2003–January 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Power and Steel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liyel_Imoke" title="Liyel Imoke">Liyel Imoke</a> (July 2003–January 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Science and Technology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Isoun_Turner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isoun Turner (page does not exist)">Isoun Turner</a> (July 2003–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Solid Minerals<br />(later Mines & Steel)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Odion_Ugbesia" title="Odion Ugbesia">Odion Ugbesia</a> (–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obiageli_Ezekwesili" class="mw-redirect" title="Obiageli Ezekwesili">Obiageli Ezekwesili</a> (June 2005–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslye_Obiora" title="Leslye Obiora">Leslye Obiora</a> (Jan 2007–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Musa_Mohammed_(politician)" title="Musa Mohammed (politician)">Musa Mohammed</a> (July 2003–July 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saidu_Samaila_Sambawa" title="Saidu Samaila Sambawa">Saidu Samaila Sambawa</a> (July 2005–June 2006)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bala_Bawa_Ka%27oje&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bala Bawa Ka'oje (page does not exist)">Bala Bawa Ka'oje</a> (June 2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tourism, Culture and National Orientation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Femi_Fani-Kayode" title="Femi Fani-Kayode">Femi Fani-Kayode</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babalola_Borishade" title="Babalola Borishade">Babalola Borishade</a> (2006–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Precious_Sekibo" title="Precious Sekibo">Precious Sekibo</a> (July 2003–January 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Adebayo" title="Cornelius Adebayo">Cornelius Adebayo</a> (Jan 2007–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Water Resources<br />(merged with Agriculture Jan 2007)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muktar_Shagari" title="Muktar Shagari">Muktar Shagari</a> (July 2003–January 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women Affairs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rita_Akpan" title="Rita Akpan">Rita Akpan</a> (July 2003–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryam_Ciroma" title="Maryam Ciroma">Maryam Ciroma</a> (June 2005–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Works and Housing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adeseye_Ogunlewe" title="Adeseye Ogunlewe">Adeseye Ogunlewe</a> (July 2003–March 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obafemi_Anibaba" title="Obafemi Anibaba">Obafemi Anibaba</a> (March 2006–Sep 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Adebayo" title="Cornelius Adebayo">Cornelius Adebayo</a> (Sep 2006–Jan 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Youth Development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Nweke" title="Frank Nweke">Frank Nweke</a> (April 2004–June 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa_Mohammed_(politician)" title="Musa Mohammed (politician)">Musa Mohammed</a> (July 2005–June 2006)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._A._Jankanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. A. Jankanda (page does not exist)">S. A. Jankanda</a> (January 2007–May 2007)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>See also <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_President_Umaru_Yar%27Adua" title="Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua">Cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bala_Mande&oldid=1192413941">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bala_Mande&oldid=1192413941</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1958_births" title="Category:1958 births">1958 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Governors_of_Nasarawa_State" title="Category:Governors of Nasarawa State">Governors of Nasarawa State</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Peoples_Democratic_Party_(Nigeria)_politicians" title="Category:Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians">Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Federal_ministers_of_Nigeria" title="Category:Federal ministers of Nigeria">Federal ministers of Nigeria</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_bot:_original_URL_status_unknown" title="Category:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown">CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_matches_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description matches Wikidata">Short description matches Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:EngvarB_from_March_2020" title="Category:EngvarB from March 2020">EngvarB from March 2020</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_March_2020" title="Category:Use dmy dates from March 2020">Use dmy dates from March 2020</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 29 December 2023, at 05:55<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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