Mohammed Tajo Othman
Mohammed Tajo Othman | |
|---|---|
| Kano State commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo |
| Assistant Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service | |
| In office 2008 – 22 June 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1955 |
| Party | NNPP |
| Relations | Married |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohammed Tajo Othman is a Nigerian politician, academic, and a retired Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service.[1] He is currently serving as the Commissioner for the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Kano State a position he has held since 2023. He was appointed by Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Executive Governor of Kano State, following the inauguration of the present administration.[2][3][4][5][6]
Career
Tajo began his professional career in 1977 as a Library Officer at the then Gumel Advanced Teachers College. In 1982, he moved to the Kano State Institute for Higher Education, where he served as a Senior Librarian.
In 1987, he joined Kano State Polytechnic as a Principal Librarian and later served as Acting Chief Librarian in the same year.
Also in 1987, he transitioned into the Nigeria Customs Service where he began his career as an Assistant Comptroller. He rose through the ranks and retired honorably on 22 June 2012 as an Assistant Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service. Following his retirement, he ventured into politics.[7][8]
Politics
Tajo was appointed Special Adviser to Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the then Executive Governor of Kano State, and served in that capacity between 2012 and 2015.
Following the 2023 Nigerian general election, Abba Kabir Yusuf, Executive Governor of Kano, appointed him as Commissioner for the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
In December 2025, he was redeployed to the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, a position he currently holds.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
In his capacity as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mohammed Tajo Othman returned ₦100 million to the Kano State Government treasury as unspent funds from an official government event.[18][19][20]
References
- ^ https://customs.gov.ng/?paged=30&cat=15
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- ^ "Kano Assembly screens, confirms 16 of 19 commissioner-nominees - Daily Trust". Daily Trust. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Kano State Government visit NAEC – Welcome". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ News, Leadership (27 June 2023). "Kano Gov Swears In 17 Commissioners". Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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- ^ "CUSTOMS PROMOTES TWO ACGs REASSIGNS 7 OTHERS". Nigeria Customs Service. 9 June 2011.
- ^ "COMPTROLLER-GENERAL, 5 OTHERS IN BRUSSELS FOR STRATEGIC PLAN WORKSHOP". Nigeria Customs Service. 8 February 2007.
- ^ "Kano: Gov Yusuf assigns portfolios to new commissioners - SolaceBase". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Oshunkeye, Shola (7 September 2023). "Kano State to Leverage Science and Technology for Development-Commissioner". The Crest. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Rapheal (8 August 2024). "Emir bemoans destruction of public infrastructure in Kano". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Reactions as Kwankwasiyya appoints 66-year-old retiree as social media chair - Daily Trust". Daily Trust. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Kano Governor Abba Kabir swears-in his commissioners, assigned portfolios - INDEPENDENT POST NIGERIA". 26 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Maishanu, Abubakar Ahmadu (13 December 2024). "Kano governor sacks SSG, commissioners". Premium Times. ISSN 2360-7688. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Ayobami (12 December 2024). "Just in: Kano Gov Yusuf sacks SSG, Chief of Staff, 5 commissioners". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Anyanwu, Samuel (12 December 2024). "Governor Yusuf Reshuffles Kano Cabinet, Scraps Chief of Staff Portfolio, Drops SSG". Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Okonkwo, Amarachi (12 December 2024). "Gov Yusuf reshuffles cabinet, sacks SSG, scraps CoS portfolio". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Ismail, Nana (17 January 2025). "Kano official explains return of N100m, hails governor's transparency". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Magazine, Newsworth (22 January 2025). "Transparency and Accountability in Kano State Government". Newsworth Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Why I returned N100m excess fund to Kano Gov?t ? Commissioner". News Express Nigeria. Retrieved 11 January 2026.