His Highness, Dr. Zanna Hassan Boguma, FCIPDM, FWIP – is Chairman, Board of Trustees of WCRI and the Zanna Boguma of Borno. He is a renowned national and international public affairs commentator. He is a fellow of certified Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management and Borno State Coordinator, for National Social Safety Net Program. As a member of Borno Council of Arts and Culture, Dr. Boguma pioneered creation of Borno Cultural Troupe and was instrumental in organising celebration of World Kanem Borno Cultural Summit. He has served as member Steering Committee on Nigerian Vision 20:20; Delegate to Lake Chad Governors Meeting on Regional Security in Niamey; Envoy to the International Conference on Countering Extremist Narratives in the Lake Chad Basin; Member of Northern Nigeria Delegation to the United States on 2015 National Elections and Security in the Northeast. He hold Ph.D in Management Studies from London Graduate School, Commonwealth
University
Alh. Shaibu Ahmed Lawan, is Secretary, Board of Trustees and Executive Director of WCRI. He has a proven track record in project management, capacity building and policy advocacy, working with various organizations to implement sustainable development initiatives. His expertise span across areas of Early Childhood Education, Health, Climate Governance and Economic Empowerment where he had successfully led numerous projects aimed at improving the quality of life for vulnerable and marginalized communities in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States in the Northeast Nigeria. He has been instrumental in advocating for policy changes that prioritize the needs and voices of orphans and vulnerable children. He served as Counsellor in Askira Uba local Government Area of Borno States; Chairman Borno State Ex-Counsellors Forum, legislative Assistance at the National Assembly. Out of deep concern for the plight of orphans and vulnerable children, Alh. Shaibu Ahmed Lawan co-founded Wandering Child Reform Initiative.
Professor Abubakar Mu’azu – is member of Board of Trustees of WCRI. He is a Professor and Director Centre for Peace, Diplomatic and Development Studies at University of Maiduguri. He is Member, National Stakeholders Working Group of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and Former Federal Commissioner and Council Member of National Human Right Commission. Professor Mu’azu served as Member Governing Council representing Congregation of University of Maiduguri; Director, Directorate of Remedial Studies, Secretary, Academic Staff Union of Universities and has been teaching Mass Communication and Society at University of Maiduguri. He was Member, Advisory Board of Amnesty International Nigeria; Board Chairman of CLEEN Foundation; Board Member of Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP) and has consulted for dozens of NGOs, National and International Development Agencies on Conflict, Peace, Gender, and Police Reform.
Professor Mu’azu has been involved in Human Rights Movement for over three decade and still active
in Civil Society sector in Nigeria.
Hon Zuwaira Gambo, is Member of Board of Trustees of WCRI and Commissioner, Borno State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. She was founder and former Executive Director, Hope Initiative for Vulnerable and Marginalized (HIVM); former Special Adviser on Women and Special Projects to Governor of Borno State (now Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria); Northeast Coordinator, Future Assured and has contributed as lead influencer on school enrolment of out of school children. She was former National Women Leader at Institute of International Peace (affiliated to United Nations) and a grass-root mobilizer and humanitarian program specialist. Hon. Gambo was Delegate to High level Strategic Meeting on Non-Kinetic Approach for Counter Insurgency Strategy; West African Peace Dialogue on Advancing Non-Kinetic Solutions to Insurgency and The Wilton Park Dialogue on the Lake Chad Basin.
Bar. Usman Tatama |Esq, is Member of Board of Trustees and Director of Legal Defense and Assistance at WCRI. He is a Barrister and Solicitor, Principal Partner at Usman, Usman & Co. He was formerly State Counsel at Borno State Ministry of Justice and Company Secretary at Borno State Investment Company. Bar. Tatama is Member of Board of Directors at Maiduguri Floor Mills Limited; Lake Chad Hotels Limited; and Gypsum Nigeria Limited. He attended Nigeria Law School, Call to Bar in 1986 and was appointed Notary Public in 2020.
Professor Alice K.J. Musa, is Member of Board of Trustees of WCRI and Professor of Educational Psychology at University of Maiduguri. She served as Master Trainer at UNFPA on Population and Family Life Education; Lead Facilitator at Northeast Educational Endowment Fund, working with Limo Holding Limited for training of teachers on Early Childhood Education, Psycho-Social Support, Classroom Management, Quality Assurance and Record Keeping. Professor Musa served as; Consultant to Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre on Women, Peace and Security; Sound Education Director at Children Evangelism Ministry and facilitated Holiday Camps on Adolescent for Children and Teenagers on Reproductive Health, Career Guidance, Study Habit Skills, and building of Academic Self-esteem. Professor Musa is International Fellow of Ford Foundation; Member of Association of Society for Educational Psychologist, Member of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria; Member of Association of Child and Learning Psychologist; Member of American Psychological Association; Member of Society for Research in Child Development; Member of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development and Member of Baobab for Women’s Human Rights in Nigeria.
Dr. Umar Farouk Mohammed, is Member of Board of Trustees and Director of Programme Development and Funding at WCRI. He is Executive Director at Technoworld Community Foundation and Senior Technical Advisor on Strategy and Stakeholders Engagement at Centre for Peace, Diplomatic and Development Centre, University of Maiduguri, demonstrating a strong commitment to community development and stakeholder collaboration. He is a seasoned development practitioner and a passionate advocate for social justice and equity with over 29 years of experience in the public and development sectors. Dr. Farouk is known for his strategic thinking and ability to foster partnerships that drive impactful change. He was Country Representative at Ifa CrossCulture Programme in Nigeria, and has successfully worked and programmed in Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Myanmar, Northern Ireland, Jordan, Germany and Austria. He is LDM Fellow of Institute for International Education, San Francisco; Fellow of Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard University; Alumni of CrossCulture Programme at Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, Stuttgart; Peace Pioneer Advocates at Generations for Peace, Jordan; Member of West African Mass Atrocity Prevention Network; Member of West African Security Sector Governance Network; Member of National Steering Committee for Nigerian Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security. Dr. Farouk has played a pivotal role in establishing partnerships with local and international organizations, resulting in increased funding and resources for development initiatives in Northern Nigeria. He has a strong background in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Early Warning System for Conflict Prevention, Programme Development, Resource Mobilization, Managing Partnership, Organizational and System Development.
Hajiya Fatsuma Adamu, Member, Board of Trustees
Hajiya Maryam Hamman, Member, Board of Trustees