John Mamman Garba: North’s Second Graduate, by Gambo I guess many of those from the northern part of the country would probably know the first graduate from that part. Without any hesitation, that would rightly be, Dr. R. A. B. Dikko. He was also the first medical doctor from the North, having graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1939. He came to prominence when he served as the first indigenous permanent secretary in the Northern Region’s Ministry of Health and became even more well-known when he was appointed a minister...