Romanus Ugwu
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has appointed a cabinet member of his two term administration in Kano State, Malam Muhammad Garba, as his Chief of Staff.
APC Director, Publicity, Bala Ibrahim, who made the announcement in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, noted that Mallam Garba comes with a rich experience gathered over the years.
According to the statement; “Garba served as Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, and later as Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs from 2015 to 2023.
“He was a Federal Commissioner at Fiscal Responsibility Commission from 2011 to 2014, member and convener Federal Government Subsidy and Reinvestment and Empowerment Committee (SURE-P) between 2012 to 2015.
“Garba was two-term National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), President West African Journalists Association (WAJA) and was also elected at Casablanca President Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and a member of steering committee International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Dublin, Ireland.
“He was Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1993 and to the Deputy Governor of Kano state from 1999-2003.
“Garba, a holder of a Bachelor’s in History/Political Science and a Master’s in Development Studies from Bayero University, Kano, also holds a National Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the International Institute of Journalism. He served as the spokesperson of Gawuna/Garo campaign organisation 2023,” the statement read.