Gombe Governor Appoints Acting Auditor-General
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya appointed Umar Adamu Dukku as the Acting Auditor-General of the state, following the expiration of the tenure and subsequent retirement from service of the immediate past Auditor-General, Mohammed Buba G.
The appointment was conveyed through an official memo issued by the Head of Civil Service, Professor Mu’azu Shehu.
The new Acting Auditor-General, Umar Adamu Dukku, is an accomplished accounting professional from Dukku Local Government Area.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, is a member of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and is duly registered with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN).
His appointment, according to the Head of Service, was guided by key considerations including professional competence, proven leadership capacity, the need for institutional continuity and compliance with the federal character principle.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya expressed confidence in the capacity of the new Acting Auditor-General to justify the trust reposed in him by bringing his wealth of experience, professionalism and administrative expertise to bear in strengthening the state’s public financial management architecture.
The Governor charged Umar Adamu Dukku to uphold the highest standards of transparency, accountability, fiscal discipline and due process in the discharge of his responsibilities, in line with his administration’s commitment to prudent resource management and good governance.