Bala Mohammed
Nigerian politician
Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Bauchi State since 2019. A member of the Allied Peoples Movement, he was the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 2010 to 2015, and senator representing Bauchi South senatorial district from 2007 to 2010.
Education and career
Mohammed attended Duguri primary school in Bauchi from 1965 to 1971. From 1972 to 1976, he had his secondary education at Government School Bauchi. He obtained his advanced level testimonial in 1979 from North East College of Art and Science and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maiduguri. In 1988, Mohammed completed a management course at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), and in 1997, he earned a certificate from the Institute of Purchase and Supplies.
Mohammed began his career as a journalist in 1982 and served as a news editor of the Mirage newspaper, as a news reporter with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and as a state editor in charge of Benue at the Democrat newspaper from 1983 to 1984.
He made a career switch to the civil service as an administrative officer at the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he served until 1994. He then moved to the presidency (cabinet secretariat) as the principal administrative officer. Mohammed's rise through the civil service ranks was rapid.
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