The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Muhammad Musa Bello, has appointed Gardiya Gamiya Bawa of the FCT Legal Services Secretariat as the new Solicitor-General of the Federal Capital Territory Administration.

Bawa will succeed Mr. Yusuf Wodi, who is due to retire from service on October 1, 2022.

His new appointment is contained in a letter dated August, 4, 2022, which was signed by the Director, Human Resource Management, Mr. Muhammad Bashir, on behalf of the FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola.

Wodi is expected to proceed on his three months pre-retirement leave. To avoid creating a vacuum in service, after Wodi served notice of retirement, the minister based on the recommendation of FCT Legal Services Secretariat, appointed Bawa as Solicitor-General but to assume office by October 1, 2022, when Wodi is expected to bow out of service.

Bawa was born on February 28, 1968, in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State. The new Solicitor-General attended Dauda-Kwancha Primary, Donga, and Government Secondary School Takum both in Taraba State.

He also attended College of Preliminary Studies, Yola, before proceeding to Ahmadu Bello University Zaria for a law degree programme in 1988. He was called to the Nigerian bar in 1992 and had his National Youth Service Corps between 1992 -1993.

He is a member of many professional bodies including the Nigeria Bar Association, and Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators among others.

Bawa attended several local and international trainings including training at the Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA), London.

Before his appointment, Bawa was the Director Legal Services, Land Administration /Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS).