Northern Governors Forum Appoints Ezekiel Gomos As First DG

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has appointed Mr Ezekiel Gomos as the first Director-General of the Forum’s Secretariat.

According to the forum, his appointment aligns with the NSGF’s renewed commitment to strengthening its institutional capacity and enhancing coordination among the 19 northern states in addressing the region’s pressing challenges.

In a statement by Isma’ila Uba Misilli, the media aide to Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, who also serves as the chairman of the forum, creating the office of DG is a strategic step towards repositioning the Secretariat as a more effective hub for policy coordination, collective action, and long-term development planning.

Gomos, a former Secretary to the Plateau State Government, is a developmental economist and policy expert with a career spanning public service, governance reform, private sector development, and human capital advancement.

Among his various experiences, he has also served as a Lead Consultant and Head of Faculty at the Jos Business School (JBS), a centre dedicated to entrepreneurship development, leadership training, and policy dialogue.

He also served as a resource person at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, contributing to the training of senior leaders across Nigeria in policy, strategy and national development.

Presenting the appointment letter, Governor Yahaya charged Gomos to apply his extensive expertise in strategic leadership, institutional development and policy management to strengthen the NSGF Secretariat into a robust platform for collective security coordination, regional economic cooperation and sustainable development across the North.

The NSGF Chairman expressed confidence that the appointment will usher in a new era of deeper collaboration, improved coordination and more coherent regional responses to the North’s most critical challenges.