North East Governors’ Forum Appoints Gulani As DG

Borno State governor Babagana Umara Zulum, on behalf of the other governors, approved the appointment of Umar Musa Gulani as director general of the North East Governors Forum.

This was contained in a statement released on behalf of the forum chairman and governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, which was obtained by LEADERSHIP yesterday in Maiduguri.

Before his appointment, Gulani was a director (General Services) at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation from 2019 to 2022.

He served as a representative of the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation at the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI)  from 2014 to 2019 and as deputy director, Department of Planning, Ministry of Defence between 2011 and 2013.

Mr Gulani holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Maiduguri in 1985. He attended several management and leadership courses, including Leadership Training UN-Habitat in 2003 and International Human Resource and Personnel Management Course in 2005.

The statement added that Zulum urged the new director general to bring in his wealth of experience in public service and governance to steer the affairs of the forum.

While congratulating the newly appointed DG, Zulum extended gratitude to the outgoing acting director general, Mohammed Yusufari, for his service to the forum and the region at large.