From our correspondent, in Katsina
Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has approved the appointment of Alhaji Falalu Bawale as the State’s Head of Service.
Bawale until his appointment as HoS was a Permanent Secretary in the Office of Katsina Head of Service.
Ibrahim Kaula Muhammad, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Katsina State said in a statement today (Monday) that Alhaji Bawale takes over from Alhaji Usman Isyaku who retired from the state Civil Service after putting in 35 years in service.
Governor Radda also approved the appointment of the former Head of Service, Alhaji Usman Isyaku as the Special Adviser, Public Sector Administration Reforms, the statement added.
It said Governor Radda jas also congratulated the new Head of Service on his appointment and urged him to bring to bear his cognate experience in his new assignment. He also thanked the outgoing Head of Service for his contributions and wished him well in his new position.
The statement noted Alhaji Bawale was born 15th August, 1966 at ‘Yaradua metropolis, Katsina Local Government.
“He is a 1990 graduate of Ahmadu Bello University where he obtained a Bachelor of Education (Languages Art) Degree and later bagged a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic in 2002.
“Alhaji Bawale proceeded to Bayero University Kano in 2005 where he obtained a Masters Degree in Pubic Policy and Administration.
“A widely travelled man, he has attended Several Workshops, Seminars and Conference too numerous to mention across the globe,” the statement said.