Gaidam Appoints Abubakar Yobe HoS

Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, has appointed Alhaji Saleh Abubakar as the state’s Head of Service (HoS).

Born in Gashu’a Town, Bade Local Government on November 27, 1958, Abubakar attended Central Primary School, Gashu’a 1965-1972; General Murtala Muhammed College (GMMC) 1972-1976; SBS Zaria 1977-78; Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria 1979-1982 where he bagged B.Sc. degree in Political Science.

He started career with old Borno State Civil Service in 1983; joined the services of Ministry of External Affairs (now foreign affairs) in 1984; then re-joined the services of old Borno State in 1989 as Admin Officer.

The new HoS moved to Yobe State after creation in 1991 as Director Political Affairs in the Governor’s Office.
In 1995, he became Director Administration, also in the Governor’s Office. In 1999, he was appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary, Admin, a position he held till 2004 when he was posted to Ministry of Land and Survey as Deputy Permanent Secretary.

The new Head of Service returned to the governor’s office in 2006 as Deputy Permanent Secretary Administration till 2007 when he was appointed Permanent Secretary/Chief of Staff to the Governor.
Abubakar served as Chief of Staff to the governor for a decade until his new appointment as Yobe State Head of Service by