Baba Tela

Baba Tela is the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State. He is a former member of the Senate of the National Assembly of Nigeria. He is also a former Chairman of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. He is a Non-Executive Independent Director of Zenith Bank plc, He is the Chairman of the Finance and General Purpose Committee of the Bank; Member of Board Credit Committee of the Bank and Member Board of Directors Zenith Bank Gambia. He was a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2002 and 2003, and was further re-elected for a second tenure from 2003 to 2007. At the Senate, he was the Chairman Senate Committee on Communications, served on several other Committees, including Water Resources; Cooperation and Integration in Africa and NEPAD and Committee on Special Duties. He also served as a Member of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Technology, Minna and Director, Coates Brothers (W.A.) Limited, among others.