Baba Malam Wali

Baba Malam Wali, mni, is a Nigerian public administrator and politician with a long career in public service and rural development. He studied Geography and Rural Development at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and later became a Member of the National Institute (mni). His public-service career included work with the Chad Basin Development Authority, MAMSER, the Borno State Government, the North-East Arid Zone Development Programme and the Yobe State Civil Service. He served as Permanent Secretary in several Yobe State ministries and later as Secretary to the Yobe State Government under the administrations of Ibrahim Gaidam and Mai Mala Buni. In May 2026, he won the APC governorship primary in Yobe State and became the party’s candidate for the 2027 governorship election.