Abubakar Imam

Abubakar Imam O.B.E C.O.N, L.L.D (Hon.) N.N.M.C. (1911 - 1981) was a Nigerian writer, journalist and politician from Kagara, Niger in Nigeria.[1] For most of his life, he lived in Zaria, where he was the first Hausa editor of Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo, the pioneer Hausa-language Newspaper in Northern Nigeria.

Abubakar Imam
Born	Abubakar Muhammad Imam. (1911-02-01)1 February 1911 Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria
Died	1981 Zaria
Nationality	Nigeria
Other names	Abubakar
Alma mater	University of London Institute of Education
Years active	1911–1981
Website	http://www.abubakarimam.com

He attended Katsina College and the University of London's Institute of Education. He first came to repute when he submitted the play Ruwan Bagaja[2] for a literary competition in 1933.[3] The judge in the competition was Rupert East, the head of a translation committee. He liked his writing, accentuated by the vivid knowledge of native norms and vegetation and mixed with his literary style of wit and imaginative prose.

In 1939, together with Robert East and a few others, they started the Gaskiya corporation, a publishing house, which became a successful venture and created a platform for many Northern Nigerian intellectuals. The exposure of many premier writers in Northern Nigeria to the political process influenced Imam to join politics. In 1952, with the formation of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), together with Umaru Agaie and Nuhu Bamalli, they formed the major administrative nucleus of the party.

Alh Abubakar Imam was also the author of Magana jari ce with the help of some collections provided by East, and Tafiya mabudin ilmi a book he wrote on his experiences after a visit to London.

References

1. Bashir Ahmad (13 July 2011). "DANDALIN BASHIR AHMAD: Takaitaccen Tarihin Dr. Abubakar Imam". Dandalinbashir.blogspot.com. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
2. "Viewing: Ruwan Bagaja". abubakarimam.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. Abba Musa. "Gundarin Tarihin Rayuwar Alhaji Abubakar Imam Kagara". abbamusa.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

Further reading

• Mora, Abdurrahman (1989). The Abubakar Imam memoirs. NNPC. ISBN 978 169 308 8.