Alhaji Umar Ahmad Balarabe is an accomplished professional and distinguished public officer who has continued to ensure excellence and transparency in his position as the Accountant General of Sokoto State. His ability to affect people’s lives through his professional knowledge and kindness has endeared him to all and this singular factor opens doors for him wherever he goes. Without mincing words, he is a gifted administrator who uses his skills, intellect and uncommon brilliance to manage the Sokoto State treasury for proper accountability.
Having obtained a Teachers’ Grade II certificate in 1980, he proceeded to the College of Administration, Sokoto after which he bagged a diploma in public accounting and auditing from The Polytechnic Sokoto and later a Bachelor degree in Management as well as a Master in Business Administration from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
In the course of his professional service to his state and the Nigerian nation, Balarabe has held…