His Excellency
Sen. Bala Mohammed
Kauran Bauchi /Jagaban Katagum
Director of Administration / SA to the Minister of Aviation
Director of Administration and Supplies
Distinguished Senator
Executive Governor
His Excellency (Senator) Bala A. Mohammed (Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria), was born on 5th October, 1958 at Duguri Town in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He attended Duguri Primary School, Bauchi from 1965 to 1971 where he secured his First School Leaving Certificate.
After that he was admitted into the Government Secondary School Bauchi from 1972 to 1976 where he passed his WASCE.
From there he proceeded to North-East College of Art and Science between and 1977 and 1979 for his Advanced Level Certificate. From there he gained admission to the University of Maiduguri in 1979 and graduated in 1982 with BA Degree in English Language.
H/E Senator Bala Mohammed attended the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) in 1988 for a general management course. In 1997, he attended a capacity building training in Lagos and was given a certificate of the Institute of Purchase & Supplies.
He began his career as a journalist and rose to the position of News Editor of the Mirage Newspaper, Jos between 1982 and 1983. He also had a stint as a News Reporter with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN).
Legacy of an Uncommon Trailblazer
In pursuit of our collective desire to develop a competitive knowledge economy, we are developing public infrastructure to make Bauchi State one of the best places to live.
- Infrastructure Advancement
- Social Welfare Development
- Economic Revitalization
- Institutional Overhaul
- Environmental Sustainability, Arts, Culture and Tourism Enrichment.
- Women, Youth and Sports Development.
H/E (Senator) Bala Mohammed was elected as a Distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on April 21, 2007 to represent the good people of Bauchi South Senatorial District. He occupied the respected seat in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly until his appointment as the Hon Minister of Federal Capital Territory in April 2010.
The various duties he performed in the course of his successful civil service career include the following: Assistant Secretary (1984 – 1986); Assistant Secretary I – (1987 – 1989); Senior Business Officer – (1989 – 1992); Principal Business Officer – (1992 – 1994); Assistant Chief Business Officer – (1994 – 1995) and Chief Supplies Officer – (1995 – 1997).
Others are Assistant Director, (1997 – 1999); Deputy Director/Special Assistant, (1999 – 2003); Director of Administration, (2003 – September 2003); Special Assistant to the Hon Minister of Aviation, (2003 – Jan. 2004); and Director of Administration and Supplies; (September 2003).
H/E (Senator) Bala Mohammed’s main duties which he performed during the period, 1982 – 2003, include working as a versatile journalist and team member to facilitate the establishment of the Mirage Newspaper, Jos; setting of the Democrat Newspaper Office at Makurdi, Benue State; Serving as Secretary, National Advisory Committee of Nigerian citizenship; Secretary, Inter-Ministerial Committee on National Day Celebrations and Secretary, National Advisory Council on Religious Affairs.
He performed duties as the Personal Assistant (PA) to the Hon. minister of Internal Affairs and Personal Assistant to the Director – General, Cabinet Secretariat, the Presidency; he helped in setting up of Supplies Division Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals; Head of Division; Special Assistant to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power and Steel and Secretary Ministerial Tenders Board, Federal Ministry of Power and Steel.
H/E (Senator) Bala Mohammed has also attended several seminars and workshops. In this direction, he has Certificate of attendance, National Seminar on personnel Budget Implementation, at Lokoja and Certificate of attendance, National Seminar on Budget Implementation Programme at Kaduna.
During his glorious tenure as a member of the Nigerian Senate, he served as the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation; Secretary, Northern Senators Forum; Member, Senate Committee on Communication; Member, Senate Committee on Finance; Member, Senate Committee on Public Accounts; Member, Senate Committee on Rules & Business; Member, Senate Committee on Environment; Member Senate Committee on Labour & Productivity and Member, Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Jos crisis.
His hobbies include reading, writing and strolling.
H/E (Senator) Bala Mohammed’s appointment as the Hon Minister of FCT by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the fitting reward for hardwork, excellence, patriotism, selflessness and commitment to the unity of the Nigerian nation.
