Alhaji Usman Shehu Abubakar is the 10th Emir of Gombe and Chairman Gombe State Council of Emirs and Chiefs, was born in 1938 and he is the 5th Son to late emir of Gombe, Mallam Abubakar Umar. He had his secondary education at the Famous Barewa College Zaria as far back as 1966. A brilliant public service career spanning a period of nearly 30years, a statesman who had become a Divisional Officer, and worked in Ilorin Province, Lafiagi, Bussa, Sokoto and the Niger Dam Resettlement Area. With the creation of the former North East States, he was transferred as a Divisional Officer to the Adamawa Province. Between 1972-1973 he took a post graduate Diploma in Public Administration of the Ife University now Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. A seasoned administrator having served as a Permanent Secretary, in the Ministries of Establishment, Parastatals, Local Governments, Animal and Forestry and also served as the Chief Administrator, Agricultural Development Programme (A.D.P) of the World Bank. He also served twice as a member of the National University Commission, he was a Chairman Bauchi State Polytechnic Council, and College of Education Azare Council and served as a member National Political Conference and now is the Chancellor Gombe State University. He was honoured with National Merit Awards of CON and C.F.R. His Hobbies include reading military and Civilian Literatures, Hunting, Farming and The promotion of our culture and tradition. History will remember him by his unquantifiable contributions in the struggle for the creation of Gombe State to its reality.He died recently,May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.AMEEN! ! !
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 19:46:59 +0000
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