By Abubakar Baba Ahmad
The Bauchi State Government has approved the movement of 20 civil servants across ministries, departments and agencies, with immediate effect.
In a circular signed by Ibrahim Haruna Umar on behalf of the Head of Civil Service, several directors and other senior officers have been redeployed from the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), the Ministry of Education, the Bauchi State Agency for Mass Education (BASAME), the Ministry of Works and Transport, and other government establishments to other MDAs.
Among those affected are Iliyasu Buba, redeployed from SUBEB to BASAME as Director of Monitoring and Evaluation; Nura Ahmed, moved to the Education Resource Centre (ERC) as Director; and Aliyu Muh’d Umar, posted to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as Director of Upper Basic.
Similarly, Abbas Abdulmumini has been moved to the Ministry of Education as Director of Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), while Zuhairu Usman has been posted to the Special Schools Management Board as Director of School Services.
Other officers include Balkisu Isah, redeployed from ERC to SUBEB as Director of Social Mobilisation; Hassan Abdullahi Maikano, moved from the Ministry of Education to SUBEB as DPRS; and Shehu Muhammed Yaya, transferred from BASAME to SUBEB as Director of Monitoring and Evaluation.
The circular also covers officers transferred between the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Bauchi State Agency for Integrated Development and Management of Social Services (BASIDMA), as well as other government institutions.
All affected officers have been directed to complete their handing-over and taking-over formalities on or before Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
In a related development, four administrative officers have been posted to various ministries and agencies with immediate effect.
According to a circular, signed by Sa’idu Yusuf Godi on behalf of the Head of Civil Service, the affected officers are Ibrahim Haruna Umar, Dauda Adamu Yashi, Ibrahim Kyawu Sahuna and Usman Danlami Maleka.
Ibrahim Haruna Umar, a Deputy Administrative Head of Rank (DAHR), has been posted from the Office of the Head of Civil Service, General Administration, to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), while Dauda Adamu Yashi has been moved from SUBEB to the Ministry of Lands and Survey.
Similarly, Ibrahim Kyawu Sahuna, a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), has been transferred from the State Investment Promotion (SIP) to the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA), as Officer in charge of the Deputy Administrative Head of Rank.
Usman Danlami Maleka, also a Chief Administrative Officer, has been moved from BACATMA to the State Water and Sewerage Corporation (BSWSC), as Officer in charge of the Deputy Administrative Head of Rank.
The circular directs the relevant offices to inform the Head of Civil Service of the dates the officers report for duty and ensure that all handing-over and taking-over formalities are completed on or before Wednesday, October 21, 2026.