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Sokoto Assembly confirms Gov. Aliyu’s nine new commissioner-nominees

With the new nominees and 16 others confirmed by the assembly on August 2, the governor has appointed 25 commissioners for the state.

• August 15, 2023
Governor Ahmed Aliyu (Photo credit: Vanguard)
Governor Ahmed Aliyu (Photo credit: Vanguard)

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has confirmed the request of Governor Ahmed Aliyu for the appointment of nine additional commissioners and members of the State Executive Council.

The assembly, at its plenary sitting on Tuesday,  confirmed the commissioner-nominees after screening them at a Committee of the Whole House, following a request to that effect by Bello Idris (APC-Gwadabawa North), the majority leader.

With the new nominees and 16 others confirmed by the assembly on August 2, the governor has appointed 25 commissioners for the state. 

Those confirmed included Aminu Bodai, Ibrahim Adare, Nura Tangaza, Shehu Chaco, Sanusi Umar, Haruna Bashar, Nasiru Binji, Sambo Danchadi, and Sharehu Kamarawa.

Presenting the request, the majority leader said the governor’s appointment was in line with section 192 and other relevant sections of the Nigerian constitution. 

The speaker, Tukur Bala, after the screening of the nominees, put the question into a voice vote and was unanimously adopted by the lawmakers. 

In a related development, the assembly has confirmed Mr Aliyu’s request for five additional special advisers.

The house, at its plenary on July 11 and 25, confirmed the governor’s request to appoint 17 and 10 special advisers, respectively, putting the number to 27.

However, with the additional five confirmed SAs by the lawmakers, their number has increased to 32.

(NAN)

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