The minister expressed President Bola Tinubu’s concern about escalating commodity prices, including cement.
“The minority caucus of the senate is made up of about seven political parties and have come up with their leadership, so I will proceed to announce [the names],” he said.
“It is to further advise the government on any matter of public interest related to issues on the matter.”
“All recent appointments of traditional rulers, made by former Governor Aminu Tambuwal are hereby suspended and will be reviewed in due course in the public interest.
Mr Abubakar said that the PDP formed in 1999 as a dominant political party was passing through challenges that must be addressed.
The accident occurred on Tuesday morning and the corpses were evacuated by local divers and buried according to Islamic rite at about 2:30 p.m.
The February 25 National Assembly elections in Sokoto State was declared inconclusive, and INEC fixed April 15 for the supplementary elections.
The state Commissioner for Finance said that out of the total 33,320 civil servants in the state, only 1,054 were yet to receive their February salaries.
As far as the Tambuwal administration is concerned, it has paid the February 2023 salaries and allowances to all its workforce.
Mr Bello-Barkindo said the meeting was to iron out thorny issues surrounding their states’ security votes towards establishing a better option of managing the funds.