{"id":16731,"date":"2023-08-08T07:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T07:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=16731"},"modified":"2023-08-08T07:27:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T07:27:01","slug":"gov-radda-announces-ex-deputy-governor-abdullahi-faskari-sgs-katsina-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=16731","title":{"rendered":"Gov Radda Announces Ex- Deputy Governor, Abdullahi Faskari, SGS Katsina State\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Gov Radda Announces Ex- Deputy Governor, Abdullahi Faskari, SGS Katsina State<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Barr Abdullahi Garba Faskari as the new Secretary to the State Government.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">A statement by Governor Radda made available to newsmen by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, confirmed this. The appointment is with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Faskari, was a former Deputy Governor of Katsina State, between 2011 and 2015. He replaces Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, who was recently nominated as a Minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">According to the Governor, Barr\u00a0 Garba Faskari, is expected to bring on board his vast technocratic wealth of experience as he joins the Katsina State Government.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cIndeed, Barr Abdullahi Garba Faskari\u2019s appointment as the new SGS to the Katsina State Government can be likened to putting a square peg in a square hole.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cHe is eminently qualified to join our progressive-minded administration, and I personally can vouch for his intellectual pedigree and exceptional administrative acumen.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cPerfectly, he is going to fill the huge vacuum Arch. Ahmed Dangiwa left behind. The new SGS is one of the accomplished public servants Katsina State has had in recent years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201cHis contributions to the development and growth of the State, while serving as Deputy Governor to former Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, were unparalleled,\u201d Mal. Dikko Radda said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Born on 15th August 1959 at Funtua town, the former Katsina Deputy Governor attended Aya Primary School, Funtua, between 1966-74, and thereafter proceeded to Teachers College, Dutsin-Ma in 1974.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">After completing his studies at the Teachers College in 1980, Barr Faskari\u2019s ravenous appetite for scholarship took him to School of Basic Studies, at the Ahmadu Bello University, ABU Zaria, and graduated in 1983.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Between 1984 and 1985, the ex-Deputy Governor attended the School of General Studies at the Bayero University Kano, BUK; before studying law at the same BUK and graduated in 1989. Dr Garba Faskari attended the Lagos Campus of the Nigeria Law School, Lagos and graduated in 1990.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Aside having a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) Degree (Second Class Upper), the incoming Katsina SSG holds a Master of Law (LL.M) Degree and also Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u00a0He is a member of the Nigeria Bar Association; Institute of Management Consultants; and the Nigeria Association of Law Teachers.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Barr Garba Faskari between 2003 and 2007 was the Attorney General\/Commissioner for Justice in Katsina State. He was again the Attorney General\/Commissioner for Justice in Katsina State, between 2007 and 2009; and then, the Honourable Commissioner of Education inKatsina State, between 2009 and 2010.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">He is presently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the Umaru Musa Yar\u2019adua University, in Katsina.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p dir=\"auto\">Barr Abdullahi Garba Faskari is a native of Faskari local government area of Katsina State.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov Radda Announces Ex- Deputy Governor, Abdullahi Faskari, SGS Katsina State Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Barr Abdullahi Garba Faskari as the new Secretary to the State Government. 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