The selection of a befitting running mate to facilitate the victory in either the presidential or governorship election is what can be considered fundamental in a viable election.
The Adamawa All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial flagbearer, Her Excellency, distinguished Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed a.k.a Binani is well aware of this as much as the leadership of the party, which defined what the amazing amazon could construe as accollective undertaking; carefully shopping for the able, capable and competent candidate with capacity to run a befitting cabinet, hence a selection committee was set for the screening of the nominees, to pick the most one, from the chosen ones.
The first consideration was the zoning, Binani coming from the central senatorial district and the ruling party to wrestle power from, having a deputy governor from the southern senatorial district, it takes critical thinking and strategic planning to zone the running mate to the northern senatorial district, effectively checkmating the incumbency.
It is said that more tens of capable candidates have indicated interest. The selection committee’s earlier screening settled for three, whose names are given as Titsi Ganama, Mr. Tapa Sirumtu and Mr. Vanje Bitrus.
The Periscope Global survey can reveal that of the three, Hon Titsi Ganama is the top most preferred running mate, based of his socioeconomic contributions, political participation and representational and leadership experiences, as the electorates’ poll in the northern zone and more particularly, in Michika local government, where he hails from can reveal.
Incidentally, the grassroots politician, electorates mobiliser and worthy ambassador, Ganama served with Binani as House of Representatives member in the 7th national assembly.
The made in Unimaid intellectual, Ganama holds a Bsc and Msc in Geography. Contributing in nation building through education, he served as a lecturer with the then College of Preliminary Studies, CPS Yola in the defunct Gongola state, the present State Polytechnic Yola, Adamawa state.
Ganama left government services to gain experience in private sector, particularly the commercial sector where he rose by ranks to a branch manager with Allied Bank Plc in Ibadan, Jos and Abuja. He was also a Branch Manager with the Loin Bank Plc Kano Branch and the Head of Human Resources in the Bank’s Headquarters Abuja.
Ganama also held the office of a Principal Manager, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Abuja Area Office.
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Ganama also served as S.A to Hon Minister of Labour and Productivity the Late Sen Uba Ahmed.
At the state executive level, Hon Ganama held the office of the Hon Commissioner with the Adamawa state ministry of Finance during the Boni Haruna led government.
Ganama as a Hon Member, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria 2011 to 2015, representing Madagali/Michika Federal Constituency, has served in several committees.
The list of contributions, experiences and achievements, which placed Ganama over and above other candidates for a running mate, in the opinion of the electorates from the northern senatorial district, would seem endless.
“The amazing amazon, Her Excellency Distinguished Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed Binani, our governor to elect and the APC, will do us great, give us the confidence at the poll, having Hon Titsi Ganama as her Deputy Governor,” the electorates at the background, in more of participatory selection would say.