By Haruna Gimba
Bauchi state Governor, Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has dissolved his cabinet and appointed Alhaji Mohammed Nadada Umar as the new Secretary to the state government.
A statement signed by the Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abubakar Al-Sadique said the appointment is with immediate effect.
Alhaji Mohammed Nadada Umar
The new Secretary to the State Government was born in Dambam local government on December 31, 1954. He attended Government Secondary School Azare, and later studied Law at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He proceeded to the Nigerian Law School in 1980.
Alhaji Nadada Umar worked with Bauchi State ministry of Justice as Legal Officer from 1978 to 1980, before moving to Bauchi State Investment and Property Development Company as Assistant Company Secretary/Legal Adviser from 1980 to 1984.
He also worked with the New Africa Merchant Bank Limited as Secretary, and later General Manager/Bank Secretary.
He was at the Cotton and Agricultural Processors between 1996 and 1999 when he was appointed Secretary to the State Government in 1999, where served up to 2006 when he resigned to contest for the governorship seat.
Nadada’s appointment came after the governor had earlier in the day held an Executive Council meeting where he announced the dissolution of the entire cabinet. He thanked them for their contributions to the development of the state.
According to the statement, all the commissioners and special advisers are effected, except the Special Adviser on Security, Brigadier General Ladan Yusuf who retains his position.
