Bala Abdulkadir
Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is Nigerian politician who is the Governor of
Bauchi State. Prior to becoming governor of Bauchi State, he was Minister of
Federal Capital Territory from 2010 to 2015 and a Senator from Bauchi State
between 2007 and 2010. He is a ranking member of the opposition People's
Democratic Party (PDP).He began his civil service experience as an
administrative officer at the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs where he
served until 1994 when he moved over to the Presidency [Cabinet Secretariat] as
the Principal Administration Officer. Bala Mohammed's rise through the civil
service ranks was rapid. Between 1995 and 2005, he rose being the Chief
Supplies Officer at the federal Ministry of Solid Minerals - to assistant
director at the Federal Ministry of Power and Steel – to Deputy Director/SA to
Honorable Minister at the Federal Ministry of Transport – to Director of
Administration at the Nigerian Railway Corporations – to Special Assistant to
the Honorable Minister of Aviation – to Director of Administration and Supplies
at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. He voluntarily retired from civil
service at the level of a director and joined politics.