Sunday, January 14, 2024

ADAMAWA: BARR. MUSA ABDU TURBANED DISTRICT HEAD OF KAREWA



Barr. Musa Abdu was turbaned the new District Head of Karewa in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State alongside three others.They are the District Heads of Yola, Nassarawo Abba and Namtari.


 The ceremony which took place at the Lamido's palace recently, was witnessed by top government functionaries including the representative of the Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Awal Tukur the Adamawa State Secretary to the Government " SSG" as well as other dignitaries from all walks of life.


Performing the ceremony, the representative of the Lamido Dr. Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha, the Galadima Adamawa, admonished them to be God fearing and eschew all forms of corruption.


He told them that it is a responsibility given to them by God and therefore they should treat everyone in their dormain equally while discharging their responsibilities.


The Royal father further reminded them to be compassionate, stressing that this is one of the qualities of a good leader and urged them to humble themselves and be obedient to the Emirate Council, LGCs and the State Government. 


He also told them not to hesitate to report to the Emirate council and the government on issues bordering on security for prompt action.


The Lamido also stressed the need for them cooperate with their subjects and accept useful advice from them as this will not only enable them to succeed but also ensure peace. 


To the subjects, the Royal father told them to give the new District Heads maximum support and cooperation to enable them succeed. 


He therefore used the opportunity to thank the government the support to ensure success of the event. Barr. Musa Abdu was born in Jimeta in 1949.  


The new District Head was born from the famous family of late Sgt. Abdu Yola of Luggere neighborhood in the heart of Jimeta metropolis of Adamawa State.


 Following his father's itinerant career in the military from 1954 - 1960, Barr. Musa attended primary school in Gboko town in the defunct Benue Province. 


In December 1968- 1972, he joined the Federal Training Center Kaduna where he sat for and successfully passed the West African Examination Council "WAEC" for high school students in 1974.


In 1976, he was admitted into Ahmadu Bello University "ABU" Zaria , from where he bagged his diploma in law and an LLB(Hons) in 1979. He attended the Nigeria Law School Lagos , where he qualified as a barrister at law(BL) and was called to the Nigeria Bar in July 1980 and was enrolled as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.


He served in virtually all the sectors of public life rising through the ranks. He passed through all the administrative levels and stages until he ascended to managerial roles in the public service. He has also held some political appointments. 


He started as an audit clerk with former North Eastern State Government in Maiduguri in 1970.  In 1972, he was employed as a stenographer/secretary in the Vice Chancellor's office at ABU Zaria. In 1980, the barrister served the mandatory NYSC year at the Nigeria Army Headquarters Lagos. Afterwards, he briefly worked with the defunct Gongola State Government as a State counsel.


In 1981, he joined the banking sector as an Assistant Manager ( Legal) with the federal mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Following his superlative performance, he was soon elevated to a substantive managerial position and deployed to Yola as branch manager in 1988.


He voluntarily retired in 1996 after putting in 15 years of meritorious service. He 1997, Barr. Musa Abdu established his law firm known as Musa Abdu & Associates in Abuja.


The firm went into partnership with Chris Cromwell & Company and soon carved a reputation for remarkable professional legal services. 


In recognition of his selfless service to his community, he was appointed senior special Assistant to former Governor Murtala Nyako in 2014.  In 2015, he was appointed to chair the governing council of the College for Legal Studies Yola , a position he held for 4 years. Beside qualifying as a lawyer, he also attended many professional and development courses in management, administration and banking which include; Nigeria Law School Lagos in 1980,  Financial Institutions Training Center Lagos in 1988, Nigeria Institute of Management Lagos in 1992 and Administrative Staff College Lagos in 1994 among many others.

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