BABA GANA, Alh Abba Anas

1958. A man of steadfast and confident chararter, Shettima Abba Annas in appreciation of his sterling qualities was appointed Recruitment Secretary, overseas, London. His duties were recruiting expatriate Staff for the Northem Region Civil Service. He served in this capacity between 1958 and 1961 when he was appointed Permanent Secretary in the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Trade and Industry in 1962. From 1963 to 1965, he became Agent General (Commissioner) representing the Government of Northern Nigeria in London. From 1965 to 1968, he at first served as Ambassador to japam and on his return to Nigeria, was made Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of External Affairs Lagosthe post he held until 1972 when he was turbaned the Wazirin Bomo precisely on Tuesday November 14th. He was also the Chairman of the Committee that determined the future of the Interim Common Service Agency ISCA (North) and its Eastern States equivakntESIALA. Also briefly, Ambassador Abba Annas Baba Gana was Direaor, African Development Bank in 1972 a position which lasted afew months before he was instalkd the Wazirin Bomo. Wayri. As Wasjri, he tried his best to jettison the disfunOional aspea of traditional behaviour in the proces of modernising traditional authority and administration. AbbaAnas Baba Gaba diedinAugust 1975