Dr. Kagu replaces former Gov. Gaidam’s inlaw as head of state Scholarship board, predecessor may be named commissioner

Dr. Kagu

The Director Centre for Disaster Management at Yobe State University, Dr. Abubakar Kaga has been appointed as the new Executive Secretary of the State Scholarship Board.

Dr. Kagu who is currently the Special Assistant to the Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan  on Legal matter will replace Musa Mustapha, who was appointed by the former Governor Ibrahim Gaidam after the former governor got married to his daughter, an undergraduate Medical Student in Sudan.

There are however high speculations that Mohammmed Mustapha, the former governor’s father-law will be named in Gov. Mai Mala’s cabinet as the Honorable Commissioner to represent Damaturu.

The appointment of Dr. Kagu is contained in a statement from the office of the Secretary to Yobe State Government signed by Abdullahi Shauibu, the Press Secretary to the SSG also announced the appointment of Dauda Mohammed Gombe as the State Representative Regional Stabilization Facility of the North-East of United Nation Development Program(UNDP).

“His Excellency the Executive governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Bukar Kagu as Executive Secretary Yobe State Scholarship Board.
“Similarly, His Excellency has approved the appointment of Dauda Mohammed Gombe as the State Representative Regional Stabilization Facility of the North - East of United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).
“All the appointments take immediate effect” the statement said.

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