KATSINA, Bello Kofar Bai

Education, School Management, North Central State, 1979-80; Chief Inspector of Education, North Central State, 1980-81; Administrative Secretary, Kaduna State, Federal Electoral Commission, 1982; Secretary Ugistics, later Secretary Finance and Administration, Federal Electoral Commission, Lagos, 1982-83; Officer-in-Charge, winding up assets and liabilities of defunct Federal Electoral Commission, Ugos, 1984; Sole Administrator, Dutsin-Ma Local Government, 1984; Principal sec, Army Department, Federal Ministry of Defence, Lagos, 1984- 86; dir. Army Department Federal Ministry of Defence, Ugos, 1987- 90;! Administrative-in-charge of Establishment of Social Democratic Party, Katsina State, 1990; sec. to the Government of Katsina State, 1991-93; e-ch. Federal Character Commission, Abuja, since 2002; mm: representing North Central State Local Committee on WAEC National Board Meetings, 1975-78; Federal Government Committee on State Creation, Local Governments and Boundary Adjustments, 1995-96; f. Institute of Administrative Management of Nigeria, 1953; h. Certificate of Appreciation, by Katsina State Government, 1991; Certificate of Appreciation for Ubour Peace, by Labour Congress, Katsina State Chapter, 1992; Certified Distinguished Administrator, by IAM, 1993; fh: Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Programme, USA, 1975; tt* Magayakin Katsina, by HRH, The Emir of Katsina, 1994; publ: Co-author, Handbook of Suggestions for Teachers in Northern Nigeria, 1960; 900 English Series for Teaching English in Teachers Colleges, 1968; Author, Successful English Series Books 1-3 for Teaching in Secondary Schools and Teachers Colleges, 1978; co author. Establishment of Grassroots Politics in Katsina State, 1990; off: Office of the ch., Federal Character Commission, Constitution Avenue, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama District P.M.B. 5008, Wuse, Abuja; tel: 095238524. 5238515-7; res: No.25A Inuwa Wada Road. Unguwar Rimi, near INEC office. Kaduna; tel: 062-248700.