New Director-General Appointed for Northern States Governors’ Forum

Ezekiel Gomos has been appointed Director-General of the Forum’s Secretariat by the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), which is led by Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, the Governor of Gombe State.

According to reports, his nomination is consistent with the Forum’s reaffirmed commitment to bolstering its institutional capabilities and enhancing cooperation among the 19 northern governments in tackling the urgent issues facing the region.

The Forum claims that establishing the office of Director-General is a calculated move in the direction of repositioning the Secretariat as a more efficient center for long-term development planning, collective action, and policy coordination.

Gomos is a skilled development economist and policy specialist with a remarkable career encompassing public service, governance reform, private-sector development, and human capital improvement. He was formerly Secretary to the Plateau State Government.

His background includes prominent positions at influential organizations including the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC).

He has also served as Head of Faculty and Lead Consultant at the Jos Business School (JBS), a center for policy discussion, leadership development, and entrepreneurship.

Mr. Gomos has been a resource person at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, for about twenty years. He has helped train senior executives in policy, strategy, and national development throughout Nigeria.

The new DG holds graduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship at the University of Minnesota, the British Chevening Scholarship, and the UNDP Fellowship at the ILO Training Center in Turin are just a few of the esteemed international scholarships he has received.

Gomos has participated in senior executive programs at Durham University Business School, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Harvard Kennedy School.

Gomos was tasked by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, who presented the appointment letter, to use his vast experience in institutional development, strategic leadership, and policy management to build the NSGF Secretariat into a strong platform for regional economic cooperation, collective security coordination, and sustainable development throughout the North.

The NSGF Chairman expressed optimism that the appointment will herald in a new age of enhanced coordination, deeper collaboration, and more cohesive regional answers to the most pressing issues facing the North.