Barau appoints Abdullahi as Chief of Staff, Fagge as SA Policy & Monitoring, others

Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi has been named chief of staff by Senator Jibrin Barau, who also named Professor Bashir Muhammad Fagge as special adviser (policy & monitoring), and Ismail Mudashir, deputy general editor of Daily Trust Newspapers, as special adviser (media & publicity).

In a statement by his media office, Senator Barau also named Idris Abiola Ajimobi, the son of the late Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, as Special Adviser (Special Duties); Yusuf Aliyu Tumfafi, Special Adviser (Political); Mrs. Ngozi Ndawi Nkemdirim, a pioneer staff of the National Assembly, Special Adviser (Administration); and Shitu Madaki Kunchi, Special Assistant (Media & Publicity).

Born in Faruruwa, Shanono LGA, Kano State, Prof. Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi previously served as the school of continuing education’s head of department at Bayero University Kano (BUK).

The professor of guidance and counseling holds a Ph.D. in guidance and counseling from BUK, an M.Ed. in guidance and counseling from Unijos, and a B.A. (Ed) in Islamic Studies from BUK.

Professor of Animal Science Bashir Muhammad Fagge is a native of Fagge in the Fagge LGA of Kano State. He received his B.Sc. in Agriculture from Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University.

Between 2015 and 2023, he was the Provost of the Federal College of Education Technical in Bichi, Kano State. He participated in the Senior Executive Course 40 at Kuru, Jos, Plateau State’s National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).

Ismail Mudashir was born in Zamfara State but is a native of Kwara State. He served as the Daily Trust Newspapers’ Deputy General Editor prior to this assignment.

He served as the Regional Editor (Kano), Group Politics Editor, State House Correspondent, and Head of the National Assembly while working for Daily Trust. In 2003, he began working as a journalist for the Kaduna-based New Nigerian Newspapers (NNN).

For his undergraduate and graduate studies, he studied mass communication at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State; Kaduna Polytechnic; Bayero University, Kano; and Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India.

Idris Abiola Ajimobi, the late Oyo State Governor’s son, attended primary and secondary schools in Nigeria before relocating to England to further his education. In 2004, he earned a degree in business management after completing his studies there. In London, he also earned a Master’s in International Relations.

Mrs. Ngozi Ndawi Nkemdirim is an Imo State native who was born in Jos, Plateau State. The Cross River State native has thirty years of National Assembly experience. She is a graduate of the University of Calabar.

She served as the Senate’s Director of Journals and Procedure prior to her appointment. She graduated with a Master’s in International Administration in 2008 from London Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. She has participated in numerous training sessions on drafting legislation and parliamentary procedure.

The appointees were chosen, according to Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, based on their track records in their respective fields. He stated that the appointments are effective right away.