DATE OF BIRTH: 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bama
LOCAL GOVT. AREA: Bama
STATE: Borno
NATIONALITY: Nigerian
RELIGION: Islam

SCHOOLS ATTENDED
1. Bama Central Primary School - 1952-1955
2. Bama Boarding Senior Primary School - 1956-1958
3. Mubi Teacher's College 1959-1961
4. Teachers’ In-service Education Programme (TISEP)- 1967-1969
5. Ahmadu Bello University (Bayero College Kano) - 1973 – 1977

CERTIFICATES OBTAINED
a) First School Leaving Certificate
b) Teachers’ Grade III Certificate
c) Teachers’ Grade II Certificate
d) B.A. (Hons) History (ABU)
e) Graduate Certificate in Education
f) National Youth Service Corp Certificate

4. WORKING EXPERIENCE:
a) Teacher. Soye Primary School 1962
b) Headmaster, Gajibo Primary School - 1963-1973
c) National Youth Service Corp, Teacher Oboro Secondary School, Imo State 1977 - 1978
d) Joined Chad Basin Development Authority (Federal Government Parastatals) as Asst. Secretary II on Grade Level 08 with effect From August, 1978 and retired on GL. 16 in January 1997.
Positions held include:
(i) Admin.Officer South Chad Irrigation Project, New Marte 1979 - 1981
(ii) Secretary/Chief Admin. Officer 1988
(iii) Assistant General Manager (Finance & Admin.) 1988 – 1991
(iv) Executive Director (Finance & Administration) 1992-1997
(v) Acting Managing Director at various times.

POSITIONS HELD IN THE BORNQ STATE GOVERNMENT
(i) Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information Youth Sports and Culture 1984-1985
(ii) Commissioner for Finance 1985
(iii) Commissioner for Education 1985-1988
(iv) Executive Chairman Borno State Primary Education Board 1997 - 1999
(v) Commissioner for Information March, 1999 - 29/5/1999
(vi) Chairman Borno State, Teaching Service Board. Feb. 2002 -May 2003

COMMITTEES AND BOARDS SERVED
(i) Chairman Standing Committee (Junior Staff Employment, Promotion and Discipline) Chad Basin Dev. Authority 1983
(ii) Chairman Borno State Ceremonies Committee 1984,85 & 1999
(iii) Chairman Borno State Committee on Prerogative of Mercy 1984-1985
(iv) Chairman Borno State Tenders Board 1985
(v) Chairman Borno State Television 1984-1985
(vi) Chairman Borno State Education Appeal Fund (Borno Chapter) 1986
(vii) Director Bank of North (representing Borno State) 1985
(viii) Director Maiduguri Flour Mills (representing Chad Basin Development Authority) 1988-1997
(ix) Member Borno State Education Endowment Fund 1994-1999
(x) Chairman Federal Government College, Maiduguri Advisory Council 1999 to date
(xi) Chairman Board of Trustees International School, Maiduguri . 2000 to date

AD-HOC COMMITTEES
(i) Member Borno State Committee of Elders (Government appointed) 1999
(ii) Member Borno State Government Committee on the review of appointment of Permanent Secretaries 1999
(iii) Member Borno State Committee on the Creation of Local Governments 2000
(iv) Chairman Committee on the Verification of Borno State Scholarship Award and Financial Implication 2003

COMMUNITY SERVICE
(i) President Borno Museum Society 1989 to date
(ii) Chairman Dikwa Development Association 1992-1999
(iii) Member, Borno Development Initiative 1997 to date

AWARDS
i) Faculty of Arts, University of Maiduguri, Certificate of Merit
ii) National Union of Borno State Students, Certificate of Honour for contribution towards the upliftment of Education.
iii) Kanem Students Associations, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Certificate of Honour.
iv) PTA Bulabulin Primary School, Maiduguri, Certificate of Honour for contribution to development of Education.
v) National Union of Borno State Students, University of Maiduguri, Achievers Award for great strides in Education.
vi) Nigerian Union of Journalists, BRTV Chapter, Certificate of Honour for immense contribution towards the development of Primary Education in Borno.

COMMENDATIONS
i) Letter of commendation from the Military Governor of Borno State, Gen A. Waziri, for successful hosting of the Head of State 1985
b) Letter of commendation from the Military Governor of Borno State Lt. Col. A. Aminu on the good reception and fruitful discussion held with Students of the Command and Staff College Jaji, Kaduna 1988

PUBLICATIONS
The Shuwa Arabs in Borno, B.A. Thesis 1977
Dikwa - History of an African City 2000

COUNTRIES VISITED
i) Cameroon Republic – Private.
ii) Tchad Republic:-
iii) Member of delegation on bilateral talks between Tchad and Borno State Governments 1986
iv) Lake Chad Basin Commission Meeting 1993
v) Saudi Arabia - Head of Borno State Contingent to the 1985 Hajj Operation 1985.
vi) Bulgaria - Led Borno State delegation for discussion with Bulgarian officials on Education matters, and procurement of science equipment 1987
vii) United Kingdom - on Education matters affecting Borno 1987 Republic of Benin –Private 2000
vii) Niger Republic - Represented Borno State Government at the Youth and Cultural Festival 1984

HOBBIES
Farming, Animal Husbandry, Current Affairs & Photography
REFEREES
1. Alhaji. Kyari Abuna The Waziri of Dikwa, Bama. Borno State.
2. Alhaji. Gana Ahmadu, G. R. A., Maiduguri, Borno State.
3. Dr. Shettima Bukar Abba, Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri.

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