Gambo Appointed UBEC Deputy Executive Secretary

BEVERLY HILLS, February 05, (THEWILL) - President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Dr.

Yakubu Gambo as Deputy Executive Secretary (Services) of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

The appointment, according to a letter from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, took effect from January 30, 2014.

Born in June 1960, Gambo is a seasoned educationist.

He holds a Teachers' Grade II certificate, a National Certificate of Education (NCE), a B.

Sc.
Ed.
and MSc degrees, in addition to a PhD.
He was a two-time Commissioner in Plateau State, a Special Adviser, deputy chairman of Kanam council in Plateau State, and a member of the governing board of UBEC.

Gambo, a Muslim from Plateau State, is married with children.