Taraba Gov Appoints Dr Kara As New Head of Service
By Lynn Adda
The Governor of Taraba State, Dr Agbu Kefas, has approved the appointment of Dr Hamidu Ahmed Kara as the New Head Service of the State.
Dr Hamidu Ahmed Kara
A Press Release signed by the Secretary to the Government of Taraba State, Chief Gebon Timothy Kataps said the appointment followed what he described as the statutory retirement of the Former Head of Civil Service, Mr. Paul Maigida Tino from the Service of Taraba State on Monday, 3rd February, 2025.
Dr. Kara who was born on the 31* August 1968 in Gembu, Sardauna Local
Government Area of Taraba State, began his early education at Nurul-Ulum Primary School, Gembu from 1974- 1980.
He attended Government Secondary School Gembu from 1980- 1985,
where he studied Arts, after which he proceeded to the College of Preliminary
Studies Yola, from 1985- 1987 and studied GCE Sclence.
He later gained admission into University of Maiduguri and graduated in 1995 with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), and had Housemanship at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
He was mobilized for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and posted to
St. Lukes Hospital Anua, Awka-Ibom in 1996-1997.
On completion of the National Service, he practiced in Fletcher Memorial
Catholic Hospital Ikot-Abasi for six (6) months and got employed In the Mobil
Clinic Eket in 1997.
Due to family demand, he relocated to Taraba and got employed in the State
Specialist Hospital (now Federal Medical Centre Jalingo) for a period of one
year and later transferred to head the Government House Clinic Jalling0,
where he was appointed Physician to the Governor from 1999 – 2007, and
again, Physician to the Governor 2007- 2015.
He was later transferred to the Health Services Management Board as Chlef
Medical Officer and then to Ministry of Health as Director Hospital Services
in 2016.
Dr Hamidu Ahmed Kara was appointed as a Permanent Secretary in
2022 and assigned to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the
State (SGS) in charge of Home Affairs and Special Services Department and later posted to Health Services Management Board as Permanent Secretary.
On the 6th December, 2024, he was also assigned to supervise the
new Ministry of Tertiary Education as Supervising Permanent Secretary, the
positions he held until his present appointment as the Head of Service.
Dr Kara is married with three (3) wives and nine children (9) children.
His hobbles are Reading and Sports.
