Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has said that no commissioner will be appointed to the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs after the Supreme Court judgement that granted autonomy to LGAs in Nigeria.
The governor also announced the removal of the Commissioner Ministry of Health Dr Adamu Sambo as part of “rejigging of the machinery of governance for more results”
Governor Bala said this today Monday in Bauchi while swearing in three newly appointed commissioners and special adviser.
The three new commissioners are Zainab Mohammed Baban Takko (Women Affairs and Child Development); Dr Sani Mohammed Dambam (Health) and Engnr Mohammed bn Abdulkadir (Commerce and Industries). Dr Ahmed Abdulrahman is Special Adviser on Security Matters.
He said following the apex court ruling, the Ministry for Local Government is no longer relevant and will now be headed by the Permanent Secretary.
The governor announced the removal of Dr. Adamu Sambo Umar as the Commissioner of Health. for what he described as, “rejigging of the machinery of governance for more results.”
He added that “We have to rejig the cabinet in order to achieve the set objectives of the administration. We need to bring in fresh blood, brains with fresh ideas of how to move the state ahead positively.”
The governor said “The former Commissioner of Health was not dropped because of any infractions, it was just part of reorganization of governance, Very soon, we will find a way to fix him in government where he will be most relevant and more active.”
He advised the new commissioners to immediately settle down to business by ensuring that they studied all the handover notes left in their respective ministries to be able to catch up with the speed the administration is going.
The Bauchi State Chief Judge Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, represented by Justice Faruk Umar Sarki, administered the oath of office and oath of allegiance to the three new commissioners before the commencement of the State Executive Council meeting.
Hajiya Zainab Babantakko, who was deployed to.the Ministry for Women Affairs replaced Hajiya Hajara Jibrin Gidado, who was elected as the Executive Chairperson of Itas Gadau Local Government Area in the recent council polls. Hajiya Zainab was the immediate past Caretaker Chairperson of Bauchi Local Government.
Dr Sani Mohammed Dambam, the new health commissioner, is the immediate past Chairman of Bauchi State Agency for of HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria (BACATMA).
Engineer Mohammed Andulkadir, the new Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, replaced Mahmood Baba Maaji, who is now the elected Executive Chairman of Bauchi Local Government
Speaking on behalf of the newly sworn in commissioners, the new Commissioner Women Affairs Hajiya Zainab Babantakko thanked Governor Bala Mohammed for the confidence eposed in them and pledged to put in their best and work hard to move the state forward .
