Name : Badanga Ahmed Lamidi Country: Nigeria Issues of Focus: Local and Global Fire disaster Prevention. Why this person should be nominated: Mr. Badanga Ahmed Lamidi, is the President of an NGO, Fire Disaster Prevention and Safety Awareness Association of Nigeria. Mr. Badanga is an extra- ordinary visionary born leader, who has ventured into an area that has been neglected by millions of NGOs. For the 1st time, Badanga has come up with an idea that has help to propagate issues of fire disasters prevention in Nigeria, Africa and the World. He is not only passionate about bringing change in this area, but he has dedicated all his entire life to this issue to the extent his now popularly called “Mr. Fire" More so, He did not only bring new dimension to global outlook to fire prevention, but he has initiated new ideas, innovations that has attracted commendation before local and international organizations, among his achievements includes (i) The introduction of massive campaign/advocacy that has help in fire disasters reduction, (ii) Introduction of 1st Market fire campaign, (iii) Introduction of 1st Bush/forest fire campaign, (iv) Introduction of fire safety progranmmes in Primary and Secondary schools in Nigeria, (v) He has championed the advancement of prevention of domestic fire which is a serious killer of women and children, (vi) Author of the yet to be publish 1st Fire Safety Book in Nigeria (vii) Badanga has devoted his time and energy towards fighting the cause of prevention of Kerosene Fires that has killed several children and women in many homes in Nigeria (viii)He has proposed the declaration of World Fire Safety Day to the United Nations (ix) He has currently initiated an idea to bring all the West Africa Fire Chiefs together for the 1st time to discuss issues of Fire in West Africa among others. By Mr. Sulieman Ononivami