Bitrus Chinoko assumes duty as Acting DG of CMD

An Acting Director General for the Centre for Management Development (CMD) has assumed duty at the head office of the organization in Abuja.

Mr Bitrus Danharbi Chonoko who hitherto was the Director of Administration and Human Resources of the CMD took over from Dr Kabir Kabo Usman whose two terms of four years each ended on Wednesday the 14th of this month.

The development was sequel to a letter from the Presidency dated  22nd January, 2018 signed by Mr Emmanuel Akissa, a Legal Adviser on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, which acknowledged the notice of Kabo’s disengagement and directed him to hand over to the most senior officer in the centre.

The handing and taking over ceremony which held at the CMD’s corporate head office situated at Agadez Street, Wuse II, Abuja, was witnessed by the management and staff of the organization some of who praised the outgoing DG for his remarkable achievements and pledged to cooperate with the acting DG to take the organization to greater heights.

Born in 1964 at Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Chinoko had his primary school education in Ibadan, Enugu and Zaria from 1970 to 1976, he attended Government Secondary School Makarfi in Kaduna State from 1976 to 1981 and proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where graduated in 1986 with B.Sc in International Studies and Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto from 1995 to 1997 and obtained an M.Sc Political Science.

From 1988 to 1991, he worked in the Sokoto State Civil Service as a Zonal Welfare Officer at the Ministry of Social Development, Youth and Sports; Deputy in Chief, Rehabilitation Centre for the Mentally Disabled Persons, Kware and Zonal Social Welfare Officer at Zuru Social Welfare Officer.