Efficient administration and sound public policy are the quiet engines that keep a ministry serving its people with excellence.
Mrs. Ruth Mwuese Ubwa is a seasoned public administrator and career civil servant in the Benue State Civil Service, with over two decades of experience in public administration, personnel management, administrative coordination, and institutional development.
She commenced her career in the Benue State Civil Service in 2000 following her appointment as an Administrative Officer II and has progressively risen through various administrative positions of increasing responsibility across several Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the State Government.
Over the course of her career, Mrs. Ubwa has served in administrative leadership capacities in the Office of the Head of Service, Local Government Pensions Board, Office of the Accountant General, Ministry of Environmental and Urban Development, Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Benue State Examination Board, Civil Service Commission, Bureau of Establishments and Management Services, Ministry of Education, Staff Development Centre, and Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare.
She has served in various capacities as Acting/Covering Director of Administration and Supply, Administration and Finance, and Administration, before assuming her current position as Covering Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Orientation, Benue State, effective 3 August 2026.
Mrs. Ubwa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria (MCIPAN) and the Institute of Industrialists and Corporate Administrators.
She is fluent in English and speaks Tiv as her native language.
Professional Qualifications and Memberships:
Selected Training and Workshops:
Ministry of Information and Orientation, Benue State:
Covering Permanent Secretary — 3 August 2026–Present
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Benue State:
Ag. Director, Administration & Supply — 13 February 2024–3 August 2026
Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management, Benue State:
Deputy Director, Administration (Covering Director, Administration & Supply) — June 2023–August 2026
Staff Development Centre, Makurdi, Benue State:
Ag. Director, Administration — January 2023–June 2023
Ministry of Education, Benue State:
Deputy Director, Administration (Covering Director, Administration & Supply) — December 2020–December 2022
Benue State Examination Board:
Assistant Director, Administration (Covering Director, Administration & Finance) — November 2018–December 2020
Civil Service Commission, Benue State:
Assistant Director, Administration (Covering Director, Administration & Finance) — July 2018–November 2018
Bureau of Establishments and Management Services, Benue State:
Covering Director, Administration & Finance — May 2018–July 2018
PHCB, Makurdi, Benue State:
Covering Director, Administration & Supply — January 2017–April 2018
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Benue State:
Covering Director, Administration & Supply — December 2015–2016
Ministry of Water Resources and Environment, Benue State:
Chief Administrative Officer — 2014–2015
Ministry of Environmental & Urban Development, Benue State
Chief Administrative Officer — 2012–2014
Office of the Accountant General, Benue State:
Administrative Officer I / Senior Administrative Officer — May 2006–2012
Local Government Pensions Board, Benue State:
Administrative Officer II — February 2004–2006
Office of the Head of Service, Benue State
Administrative Officer II — 2000–2004
