MATANKARI, Solomon Danasabe

OON,B.Sc;publicservant, administrator, b: January 10,1953; Iga: Mela,Sokoto State; married,has children;ed: Bartholomew'sSchool,Wusasa,Zaria, 1959-65;St Paul'sCollege,Wusasa, Zaria, Kaduna State, 1966-70; School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello University,Samaru,Zaria;Ahmadu Bello University,Zaria, 1973-76;Author D. Little Management Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1984; AdministrativeStaffCollege ofNigeria, Topo-Badagry, Lagos, 1990;cr: Asst Sec, Ministry of Establishment, 1977; Staff, Sokoto State Public Service, 1977-81;Transferred to the Federal Service, 1981;Principal Asst. Sec, Industrial Development, Coordination Committee,Federal Ministryof Industries, 1981-84; underSec,Agro Division,Federal MinistryofIndustries, 1984-85; DeputySec. (General Merchandise), Federal Ministry ofCommerce & Industries; Deputy Sec, Asst. dir., Deputy dir, dir, PRS, Ministry of Communication; Sole Administrator, NITEL, 1994-95; dir, Personnel Management, Federal MinistryofWorksand Housing, 1996-2000;worked in the Office ofthe HeadoftheCivil Service ofthe Federation; currently,Perm. Sec, Bureau ofPublic Service Reforms (Presidency) ch., Inter-ministerial Quarters Allocation Committee, Federal Ministry ofWorks and Housing, 1996-2000; Panel oflnquirytoInvestigate AllegationsagainsttheOfficeofthe Auditor-General ofthe Federation, 2000;mem, Committeeon the Handing overofthe Military Governmentto electedCivilianGovernment, on May 29*,1999; nh:Officeofthe Orderofthe Niger, OON;off: Bureau ofPublic ServiceReforms,The Presidency, Abuja