A civil society organization, Congress of Nigerian Youth Leaders have endorsed former president of the senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki for presidency ahead of the 2023 general election and inducted Dr. Audu Musa Idowu into Hall of Fame.
Chairman of the group, Comrade Godwin Menza made this known while addressing newsmen at the end of their annual programme held today at Avison Hotel in Abuja, the nation capital.
The group described Senator Bukola Saraki as the man that will rescue Nigeria from the current political, economic and security quagmire. They called on the electorate to throw their weight behind the success of Saraki’s ambition for the progress of Nigeria.
Also speaking the inducted Dr. Audu Musa Idowu added his voice to the call for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give Saraki their ticket in the primary election and the electorate to vote for him come February 2023.
A look into the profile of Dr. Audu Musa Idowu indicates that he is an indigene of Koro, Ekiti LGA of Kwara state.
Born in September 1968 and started his primary education in Koro Community Primary school Koro and then proceeded to GSS Omu Aran for junior secondary school and finished his Secondary school education in the famous GSS Ilorin. And obtained Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) University of Ilorin, Kwara State of Nigeria (1995).
He obtained his Master’s in Public Health at the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 2003. He also was trained in Health Systems Management in Galilee Institute of Management (Israel) in 2012. He is a Fellow African Institute of Public Health (FAIPH) (2020).
Dr Audu is not just a medical doctor by profession, but a talented and naturally endowed with good leadership skills. He was the National president Kwara State Medical Students Association – 1993 – 1995, President, New Breed Social club Koro, Kwara State – 1993-1994, Patron Youth Council Ekiti LGA (2010 ill date), Chairman Trust Fund Committee Muslim Medical Students Association University of Ilorin. 1993-1995 and Life Patron Ifesowapo social Development Association Ekiti LGA Kwara (2012 till date).
An accomplished public health professional, he started his public health career at a very extraordinary and unusual way when at 400 level in medical school he was appointed the Coordinator Family Life Education Program (Fle) Foreuropean Economic Community/Federal Government Of Nigeria (EEC/FGN) Sponsored Middle Belt Programme (MBP) for Kwara, Kogi and Niger state (1994-1996).
He has served in various capacities with many national and international organizations notably UNICEF as Vaccine Security and Logistic Officer in Abia, Kebbi and Benue State respectively and World Health Organization (WHO) as the State coordinator in Jigawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, Borno, country office Abuja and Pakistan. The role he played in Borno state North East Nigeria on polio program and health emergency services in the complex insecurity and humanitarian emergency activities cannot be overemphasized.
Dr Audu has been outstanding in humanitarian services to his immediate community as well as the entire Kwara and Nigeria as a whole. He initiated special program of sight saving in 2006 in collaboration with Sight Savers organization where thousands of less privileged benefitted from the program in Ekiti and Oke Ero LGA of Kwara state. He also supported various free health services in many communities in Kwara state.