By; MOHAMMED KAWU, Bauchi
Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed on Wednesday approved the appointment of Yahuza Adamu Haruna as new Head of Civil Service of Bauchi state and the appointment of 22 Permanent Secretaries for the state civil service.
A press statement signed by the Special Adviser Media & Publicity to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado said Haruna’s appointment came on the heel of the retirement of the immediate past Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Aliyu Jibo.
Gidado said prior to the retirement of AliyuJibo, the governor had confirmed him as the state’s substantive Head of Civil Service, effective from 1st April, 2021.
“His Excellency, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON, Fnipr (Kauran Bauchi) the Executive Governor of Bauchi State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yahuza Adamu Haruna as the new Head of Civil Service for Bauchi State.
According to the statement, the Governor has thanked the outgoing Head of Civil Service for his invaluable contributions to the development of the state’s civil service and wished him the very best in his future endeavours.
It could be recalled that the newly appointed Head of Civil Service hailed from Ningi Local Government Area of the state and attended the famous Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where he graduated with Bsc Economics.
“He also holds Msc Agric-economics from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi and a Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from the Bayero University, Kano (BUK). He is currently pursuing a doctorate programme in Economics at the Bauchi State University, Gadau”.
“Until Yahuza Haruna’s appointment, he was the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Budget & Economic Planning, Bauchi State,” Gidado informed.
In a similar development, the Governor has also approved the appointment of 22 new permanent secretaries into the state civil service, with their appointments and that of the new Head of Civil Service taking immediate effect.
According to the statement, the permanent secretaries are, Jibrin Moh’d Yusuf (Alkaleri LGA), Danjuma Garba (Bauchi LGA), Babaji Mairiga Suleiman (Bauchi LGA), Saratu Musa Jibrin (Bogoro LGA), Shehu Yahaya Jalam (Dambam LGA), Hannatu Iliya (Dass LGA), Isa Moh’d Tahir (Gamawa LGA), Asma’u Muhammad Sunusi (Ganjuwa LGA), Idris Saleh Giade (Giade LGA) and Bala Manu Gadau (Itas/Gadau LGA).
Others are Samaila Ahmed (Jama’are LGA), Ibrahim Adamu Gambaki (Katagum LGA), Sule Adamu Madara (Katagum LGA), Aliyu Suleiman Hardawa (Misau LGA), Abubakar Usman Misau (Misau LGA), Saleh Yakubu Ningi (Ningi LGA), Engr Aminu Aliyu Gital (Tafawa Balewa LGA), Yakubu Jibrin Abdullahi (Tafawa Balewa LGA), Nathaniel Mu’azu (Warji LGA), Mamman Sale Mumuni (Zaki LGA), Sa’idu Abubakar, Permanent Secretary Accountant General, (Warji LGA) and Muhammadu Zakariya’u (Darazo LGA).
