Tambuwal appoints SSG, advisers

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State yesterday appointed  Professor Bashir Garba as the new Secretary to the State Government.
Bashir was before his appointment the Rector of the state polytechnic.
Born on June 6, 1966 in Minanata Area of Sokoto, Garba holds a Ph.D in Applied Chemistry, Msc in Applied Organic Chemistry, PGD in Management and Bsc in Applied Chemistry. He attended Magajin Rafi Primary School, Sokoto from 1973 to 1979, Government Secondary Technical School, Talata Mafara from 1979 to 1984, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto and University of Jos, Plateau State.
The new SSG served as the Director of Sokoto Energy Research Centre of the Usmanu Danfodio University between 1999 and 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, he served as the Director of Energy Management, Training and manpower Development at the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). He holds a national award of the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR).
Governor Tambuwal has also appointed Alhaji Abdullahi S. Danko as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs and Hajiya Aisha Musa Maina as SSA on New Media.
Danko, a former chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Sokoto State, holds B.Ed in History and Higher Diploma in Mass Communication from Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto. Until his appointment, he was the Director of News, Rima Radio, Sokoto. Hajiya Aisha is the current state chairperson of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and holds a B.Ed in Primary Education from Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto and Certificate in Basic News Presentation from the FRCN Training School, Ikeja.