Governor of Borno state Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Malam Bukar Tijani as Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
The governor has also reappointed Prof Isa Hussaini Marte as Chief of Staff (COS) to the governor
The was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Communications and Public Relations Strategy Malam Isa Umar Gusau Wednesday.
The statement said Zulum considered Tijani’s high level experience from his services as minister from July, 2011 to September, 2013 and as Assistant Secretary-General/Assistant Director-General (ASG/ADG) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
62-year old Tijani was born in Damasak but hails from Dikwa local government area of Borno State.
The former minister holds a Master of Science (degree) in Tropical Agricultural Development from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, obtained in 1989.
Before that, he obtained his Bachelor of Science (degree) in Plant and Soil Science from 1982 to 1984 at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in Alabama, United States of America (USA).
Prof Isa Hussaini Marte hails from Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.
He had served as Governor Zulum’s Chief of staff from August 17, 2020 to May 29, 2019.
