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From Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
Taraba State Governor Dr Agbu Kefas has approved the appointment of Mr Paul Maigida Tino as the new head of service for the State.
The Chief Press Secretary to the State Mr Yusuf Sanda disclosed this in a Press statement issued in Jalingo on Sunday.
According to the statement, the Fifty Eight year old hails from Kurmi local government area of the State.
“The Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, has approved the appointment Mr Paul Maigida Tino as the Head of the State Civil Service following the completion, submission and recommendation of The committee for the screening and recommendation of a qualified and suitable candidate for such position.
“Paul Maigida Tino was born on 9th September, 1966 at Sabongida Tukura, Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State. He enrolled into Primary School at Sabongida Tukura in 1974 where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1980. Thereafter, he gained admission into the then Government Teachers College, Gembu in Sardauna Local Government Area of the State in 1981. After two years at Teachers College Gembu, he was transferred to Government Secondary School, Baissa in 1983. He successfully sat for Government Science Secondary School examination and was admitted into form 3 at Government Science School, Donga in 1983. He completed and obtained his GCE in 1986.
“His first point of posting as Administrative Officer was in Home Affairs and Security Services (HASS), Office of the Secretary to the State Government. He was later deployed to State Emergency Management Agency on creation and served as Director of Planning Research and Statistics based on experience. And later Secretary of the, Agency. While in the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), he secured another Masters Programme where he studied Disaster Risk Management (MDRM) at the University of Maiduguri in 2013.
“Before his appointment as a Permanent Secretary on May 5th, 2023 he served as the Secretary of the Local Government Service Commission from 2018 to 2023 as the Director Administration on GL17. During the course of his civil service work, he attended several workshops, and seminars within the country and abroad and was issued Letter of Commendation for his contributions to humanity. He served in some committees as Secretary and member as well as ad-hoc duties.
“Following the retirement of the former Head of Service of the State and the desire to fill same on merit and qualification, His Excellency, The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas constituted and inaugurated a Committee for the Screening and Recommendation of suitable candidates as Head of Civil Service of Taraba State.
“To ensure fairness, all the 35 Permanent Secretaries in the State were invited for the exercise by the Committee and only 15 of them presented themselves for the robust screening. Out of the 15, 7 candidates who scored between 66-86 points were recommended as suitable candidates to the Governor. Mr. Paul Maigida Tino scored the highest point making him the most suitable candidate for appointment as the Head of Civil Service of Taraba State” the statement reads in part.
