Engr. Umar Maidabino Hassan and Good People of Bauchi State Expressed Happiness and Extends Heartiest Congratulations to Nigeria’s First Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate CON (Mainasaran Bauchi) for Emerging as One of The Sixty Four (64) Most Inspiring Progressives Leaders in The All Progressives Congress (APC).

The seasoned professional and foremost writer, Engr. Umar Maidabino Hassan said the meritorious inclusion of Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, on the list of who is who in APC Inspiring Progressives Leaders by the prestigious APC National Good Governance hasn’t came to him or great people of Bauchin Yakubu and Nigerians as surprised considering the receipient deep commitments to the ideals of democracy, immeasurable contributions and sacrifices to the progress and success of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and haven been one of the most active founding member of the ruling party, indeed it’s an honour well deserved.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, (Mainasaran Bauchi) is a consummate Physician, Administrator, Politician, Educator, International Expert on Health Policy, and Community Developer who made impressive marks on the domestic and international scenes.

Very unrelenting, the Nation’s First Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare is steadily implementing a far-reaching and comprehensive National Health Sector Renewal Investment Programme, at the same time working assiduously towards actualizing the renewed hope agenda on health sector with firstly revitalizing the entire Nigeria’s Healthcare Delivery System, couple with standardization of Primary Healthcare Centres, PHC’s, across the nation’s thirty six (36) states, including the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, thereby drastically reduce the rate of patients inflows from rural communities to urban areas for health related issues which can be taken care of at their doorsteps.

Even the hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of palliative supports and monetary donations within Bauchi State from Mainasaran Bauchi through the trusted hands of celebrated philanthropist cum elder statesman, Alhaji Sanusi Baban Takko (Barayan Bauchi) equally hailed the Mainasaran Bauchi, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, as he once again Meritoriously Receives the Prestigious Hallmarks of Labour Foundation (HLF) Role Model Award for Outstanding Contributions in The Field of Medicine, bestowed upon him by the globally recognized Hallmarks of Labour Foundation HLF at Its 27th Anniversary and Role Model Awards.

His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has for long overseen the inbuilt potentials of this great Nigerian patriot and the tremendous positive impacts he will make in his renewed hope administration with respect to complete total overhaul of Nigerian Health Sector to Global Standard, and the patriotic Nigerian leader hasn’t looked back, goes ahead and appointed an outstanding global health and development expert, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate who was a Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard Chan School and Co-Chair, Future of Health & Economic Resilience in Africa, and former Chief Executive, National Primary Health Care Development Agency and former Minister of Health as the First Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare.
Walking down the memory lane, Engr. Umar Maidabino Hassan reiterated the strategic agenda of the Tinubu-led-administration with respect to health sector under the committed stewardship of Professor Muhammad Ali Pate as it set out to raise the number of functional Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) from 8,809 to over 17,600 by 2027 across the nation’s thirty six (36) states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, as well as training 120,000 frontline health workers over 16 months, increase health personnel enrollment capacity of accredited nursing and midwifery institutions by two-fold to accommodate the demand created by new facilities and establish a paid volunteer youth force of social accountability officers to monitor the functional and financial integrity of these Primary Healthcare Centres.

Indeed, bringing core professional with unblemished record like Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, from North-Western State of Bauchi onboard the renewed hope administration by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is a step in the rightful direction, and I can categorically and boldly said, Nigerian Health Sector is safely in the hands of someone who knows the job and is doing the job to complete satisfactions to every Nigerian, as even his detractors testifies that now, there’s someone who is a core professional in the field of medicine, and globally recognized as well as respected physician with positive footprints and with indelible legacies that will forever remain on the sands of time.

Mainasaran Bauchi, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, wishes you the very best towards revitalizing the Nigeria’s health sector to global standard with Nigeria’s patriotism deeply enshrined in your inner heart. May Almighty Allah continues to guide you, protect you, grants you sound health, long life, wisdoms, successes and prosperity while discharging your national assignment to the very best of your capacities, and of which we have no iota of doubt you will excel as you have excelled on every tasks assigned to you before.