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NIGERIAN HISTORY - (Dr) Alhaji Sule Katagum Wazirin Katagum OFR,CMG,CFR the first and longest chairman federal civil service commission of Nigeria

(Dr)Alhaji Sule Katagum (Wazirin Katagum)OFR,CMG,CFR is the first and longest chairman Federal civil service commission of Nigeria.he served from 1960 after independance to 1973 for 14 long years. Late Alhaji Sule Katagum (Wazirin Katagum) was born 0n 12 April, 1927 at katagum in zaki local government area of Bauchi state. His father was mallam mohammadu Warri Son of the late Madikin Katagum (Madaki Usman).His mother was Aishatu Dikko(Hajia Randa).He was the 11th among his 12 siblings.he did his primary education in zaki,on completion of his elementary school education , he was admitted into Bauchi Middle School in the early 1940s. that was where Alhaji Sule Katagum was taught by one of the most distinguished teachers, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, who later became the first and only prime minister of Nigeria. In 1946, Sule Katagum was one of the best pioneer students at Institute of Administration, Zaria, and was on top of his class. From there he proceeded to Britain for another one year special course in local Government Administration at London school of economics (LSE) & political science. He returned to Nigeria and continued working, and later attended other courses at the university of Ibadan in 1956 and the university of legon, Accra, Ghana.

He started his public service career in 1945 with the post and telecommunication, Dept.(P&T) Lagos. And later moved to work from 1947-1952 as an interpreter in the northern regional house of assembly, Kaduna, as parliamentary sessions were then conducted in both English & Hausa.

He was appointed the administrative secretary of Katagum Native Authority (N.A) under the emir-ship of Late Alh. Umar Faruq I when he returned from Britain in 1954. Because of the laudable qualities and achievements he recorded while administering Katagum Native Authority he was in 1957 at the early age Thirty-two years, appointed to the federal public service commission on secondment from Katagum. After serving for a period of eighteen months , Alhaji Sule was recalled to the public service of Northern Nigeria, Kaduna, to serve as it’s secretary. In 1959 he was appointed chairman, by then prime Minister of Nigeria Sir, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa , his former teacher, as a result of recommendation of a british administrative officer Mr, Greatbatch and the Late Premier of Northern Nigeria , Sir Ahmadu Bello.he was then awarded with british most distinguished order of saint Micheal and saint George(CMG) by the Queen of England

Alhaji Sule Katagum’s leadership as chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission had given him the best opportunity to demonstrate his deep commitment to the nation and progress of Nigeria.

As one of the immediate leaders of post colonial Nigeria who took over the mantle of leadership from the outgoing british colonial administration and expatriates, Alh. Sule Katagum displayed his leadership qualities of honesty, integrity, and managerial skills. After independence, Nigeria was faced with serious problems of regionalism, tribalism, political, social and economic challenges. There were then three (3) main political parties. The leadership in the North, under northern people’s congress (NPC) led by the late Sardauna of Sokoto, in the East, we have NCNC (National Council Of Nigeria and Cameroun) led by Dr. Nmadi Azikwe and in the Western Region, we the action group led by Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, while in the Centre we had Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, as the prime minister from a northern Nigerian Regional party, the (NPC). When the british colonial administration was about to withdraw on first October 1960 Alh. Sule was saddled with the responsibility, as Chairman of the Federal Service Commission , to ensure smooth transition from british civil servants to Nigeria public servants in the administration, the police, the Nigeria customs service, immigration service, prisons service and the Foreign Service. He was able to do all these efficiently and successfully with the full cooperation of his commissioners and his deputy in particular, Dr. S.L Manuwa, the first African Director General to head the federal ministry of health under the british colonial administration.

Habibtykamil (talk) 22:53, 11 December 2018 (UTC)