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Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has approved the appointment of 19 Permanent Secretaries to fill vacancies in the state civil service and strengthen administrative capacity.
The Head of the State Civil Service, Mu’azu Shehu, announced the appointments on Monday, saying they were necessary due to the shortage of Permanent Secretaries and the recent creation and restructuring of ministries by the state government.
Shehu said the appointments would provide the affected ministries with competent administrative leadership and enable them to effectively carry out their responsibilities.
He added that the appointees were selected from 11 local government areas, with consideration given to geographical spread, professional experience, competence and the specific needs of the ministries.
“The officers selected for the appointments were drawn from 11 Local Government Areas, with due consideration given to geographical spread, professional experience, competence and the specific requirements of the various ministries,” he said.
According to him, the officers had demonstrated satisfactory performance, professionalism and commitment throughout their careers and maintained clean service records.
The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are Haruna Mohammed Danburam and Mohammed Auwal Ahmed from Akko LGA; Alheri Yoriyo and Haruna Bello Gelengu from Balanga LGA; Ruth Caleb Maina from Billiri LGA; Auwal Abduljalal and Kasimu Umar from Dukku LGA; Musa Muhammad Babaji and Adamu Audi from Funakaye LGA; Dr Hadi Mohammed and Ali Yaya Ahmed from Gombe LGA.
Others are Kabiru Mohammed Mahdi from Kwami LGA; Balarabe Musa and Tabitha B. James from Kaltungo LGA; Haruna Dadum Hamza and Ibrahim Mohammed Gombe from Nafada LGA; Tahir Adamu Sadiq from Shongom LGA; and Shuai’bu Chiroma Muhammad and Musa Idi Batari from Yamaltu-Deba LGA.
The state government said Governor Yahaya expects the new Permanent Secretaries to apply their experience and professional competence to their new responsibilities and contribute to building a more responsive, efficient and results-oriented civil service.
The appointments take immediate effect.
