Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has received with sadness the news of the demise of Mr. Yason S. Yonge, a retired Permanent Secretary who passed on at the age 61 years. According to a release made available to our correspondent by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, Media &Publicity Mr Ismaila Uba, it states that the Late Mr. Yonge, died at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) on Saturday, 3rd August,2019 after a protracted illness.
“Governor Yahaya describes the deceased as a humble and honest bureaucrat who served the state with utmost dedication and reached the pinnacle of his career where he retired as a Permanent Secretary last year in honour and dignity”.
“On behalf of the Government and people of Gombe state, Governor Yahaya extends his heartfelt condolences to the deceased family, the ECWA, where he served as member of the men Fellowship and Ture community in Kaltungo Local Government over this great loss”
It will be recalled that, Governor Inuwa Yahaya,recently enlisted the Late Mr. Yonge, as one of the members of the Committee on the Review and Restructuring of the state Civil Service which was inaugurated last Thursday.