To enhance effective and efficient service delivery in the state Civil Service, the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has made new appointments.
In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Ibrahim Musa, the governor appointed Jummai Bako as the Head of Service, Ibrahim Balarabe as the Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Pension Bureau, and CP Ali D. Audu (Retired) as the Commander, Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS).
Congratulating the new appointees, Governor Uba Sani charged them to approach their assignments with renewed vigour, total commitment, deep sense of humility, fairness and integrity.
Jummai Bako, the new Head of Service of Kaduna State was the Permanent Secretary (Establishment, Management & Training), in the Office of the Head of Service. She replaces Habiba Anana Shekarau.
She is an Associate Member, Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria, who served variously as Director (Budget) and Director (Monitoring and Evaluation) in the Ministry, Planning and Budget Commission.
The new Executive Secretary, Kaduna State Pension Bureau Ibrahim Balarabe, is a seasoned administrator with vast experience in the Nigerian financial sector and a track record of discipline, commitment, and hard work. He replaces Professor Salamatu Idris Isah.
Ibrahim Balarabe retired in May 2023 from the Board of Access Pensions Limited as Executive Director (North), after serving seven years on the Board.
He has over 31 years of corporate and public service experience, including 18 years in the new Contributory Pension Scheme (Sigma & Access Pensions), 11 years in Banking (First Bank of Nigeria, International Trust & Magnum Trust Bank), and two years in public service (National Directorate of Employment).
Ibrahim is a product of the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he obtained his first and second degrees in Agriculture and Business Administration respectively. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management.
While the new Commander, Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS) is a retired Commissioner of Police renowned for effective deployment of his strategic and tactical skills. He replaces Brigadier General Umar Ibrahim (Rtd.)
He served as Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command (2023 - 2024), Commissioner of Police, Border Patrol, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Commissioner of Police, Police Mobile Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja, and Commandant, Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende Hills, Nasarawa.
CP Ali Audu (Rtd.) has skills and competences in professional policing, tactical training, administration and operations. He attended professional courses on strategic training command, advanced human rights observance and civil-military cooperation, simulation, tactical leadership, and unit combat operations.
While wishing them God's guidance in their new assignments, the governor urged them to deploy their vast experiences and knowledge to deliver on their institutional mandates.