A software engineer who learned that delivery is about people

I studied Software Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia from 2017 to 2022. Being an international student taught me as much as the degree did: how to navigate unfamiliar systems, how to work in mixed teams, and how much a well-designed process helps the people moving through it.

I served as Undergraduate Liaison Officer for the Naijacomm International Student Association, and took my first professional step as a Business Analyst Apprentice at KLCC Property Holdings, writing requirements and process models for an IoT water-quality monitoring system.

Between late 2023 and early 2024 I managed small-scale mining operations for El-Zumjit Commercials in Kano: workers, logistics, budgets, safety and secure mineral handling. The work depended on trust with site workers and nearby rural communities, so I spent time on site with them rather than managing from a distance.

I also represented the company alongside its Managing Director at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

In 2025 I was a fellow of the Legislative Mentorship Initiative, Cohort 4, representing Kano and serving as Deputy Minority Leader in the fellowship's parliament. Since January 2026 I have served as a Senior Legislative Aide in the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

This public-service work is kept separate from my commercial consulting. What it adds is perspective: an understanding of how institutions set priorities, and why technology in the public sector has to earn public trust.