Zulum Appoints Engr Peter Samuel as General Manager BOSAMA

Zulum Appoints Engr Peter Samuel as General Manager BOSAMA

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the appointment of Engr Peter Samuel as the General Manager of Borno State Agricultural Mechanization Authority (BOSAMA).

A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, said that the appointment was based on Engr Samuel’s outstanding professional competence, proven track record, and experience in agricultural engineering and mechanization.

The statement said Engr Samuel possesses requisite qualifications, technical expertise and leadership capacity required to reposition BOSAMA in line with Governor Zulum’s agricultural transformation agenda.

The new General Manager is an Agricultural Engineer with academic, professional, administrative, and practical experience in agricultural mechanization, farm power and machinery, irrigation engineering, and agricultural infrastructure development.

He holds a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Farm Power and Machinery from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi formerly the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, a Postgraduate Diploma in Farm Management and Production Economics from Nasarawa State University, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Agricultural and Environmental Resources Engineering from the University of Maiduguri.

Engr Samuel has distinguished himself through years of meritorious service in teaching, research, agricultural engineering practice, and project implementation.

He currently serves as a Lecturer in Farm Power and Machinery at Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri.

Over the years, he has held several strategic leadership positions, including General Manager of a commercial agricultural enterprise, Project Coordinator, Programme Coordinator, and Consultant on numerous agricultural development interventions implemented by reputable national and international organisations.

He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers.

Governor Zulum congratulated the new General Manager on his appointment and urged him to deploy his wealth of knowledge, technical expertise, and experience to strengthen agricultural mechanisation in Borno State.