Draft:Babangida S. M. Nguroje



Babangida S. M. Nguroje is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria. He represented the Sardauna/Gashaka/Kurmi Federal Constituency of Taraba State at the 5th (2003–2007) and 6th (2007–2011) National Assembly under the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Nguroje holds different titles and awards which include Garkuwan Sardauna, Makama Gashaka, and the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR).

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Babangida S. M. Nguroje was born in 1971 in a town called Nguroje in the Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. He had his early education at Central Primary School Nguroje in 1983, followed by his secondary education at Federal Government College Wukari in the old Gongola State, now Taraba State. He then proceeded to the University of Maiduguri, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc) in Business Administration, graduating in 1997. He holds a Doctorate degree (PhD Honoris Causa) in Philanthropy Management from Pottstown University, USA (African campus), awarded in 2019

POLITICAL CAREER AND APPOINTMENTS
During his time in politics, Nguroje was elected twice into the Federal House of Representatives, representing the people of Sardauna/Gashaka/Kurmi Federal Constituency of Taraba State (from 2003 to 2011). He is the National Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ex-Legislators Forum .He also served as the immediate past Chairman of the Board of the Governing Council for the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and the Director of North East of the disbanded Presidential Campaign Council of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Shettima campaign organization.