Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has appointed a new Chief of Staff.
Gatekeepers News reports that Bauchi State Governor, Northeast, Nigeria, Bala Mohammed has appointed his former Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr. Aminu Hassan Gamawa as his Chief of Staff.
Gamawa’s appointment is coming barely a week after Governor Mohammed dissolved his cabinet.
The appointment of the new Chief of Staff was contained in a statement signed by the special adviser on media and publicity to the governor, Mukhtar Gidado.
“Mr Gamawa holds a Master’s and Doctorate Degree in Law from Harvard Law School at Harvard University, USA.
“From Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, the new appointee is a legal practitioner, teacher, policy expert and public servant. He has worked across a wide range of organisations, government agencies, educational institutions and non– profitable entities.
“In 2019 Dr Gamawa was appointed as Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Bauchi State. He was also the State Focal Person for World Bank Projects, Chairman of Bauchi State COVID-19 Economic Recovery Committee 2020.
“Also, Vice Chairman of Bauchi State World Bank States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS), Regional Representative of Technical Working Group on Subnational Ease of Doing Business, among other responsibilities.
“While at Harvard he was the Coordinator of Harvard Law School Graduate Forum (2011-2014) and a teaching fellow. He presented many academic and professional papers at local and international conferences. Dr Gamawa was in the year 2020 awarded with the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award.
“Until his appointment, he was the immediate past Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Bauchi State.
“The appointment takes immediate effect,”Gidado said.
Gamawa, who hails from Gamawa Local Government Area of the State is a legal practitioner, teacher, policy expert and public servant.
He has worked across a wide range of organisations, government agencies, educational institutions, and non-profitable entities.
