Sokoto Governor, Tambuwal, swears-in 3 new Commissioners, assigns portfolio
The silent performer Governor of Sokoto State, North West Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Waziri, on Wednesday 3 November, 2021, swore-in three new Commissioners in the State Executive Council of which he is Chairman.
They are Shuaibu Gwandu Gobir, Aminu Abubakar and Hassan Maccido.
The new exco members, whose swearing-in ceremony was well attended by top government functionaries, the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, CP Kamaldeen Kola Okunola, as witnessed by The DEFENDER, have been assigned portfolios of office.
The assignment of portfolios was contained in a later statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Malam Mohammed Bello.
According to the statement, Governor Tambuwal appointed Shuaibu Gwandu Gobir as Commissioner for Water Resources and assigned the Agricultural Ministry to Aminu Abubakar, while Hassan Maccido, was made the Commissioner for Home Affairs
During the swearing-in ceremony at the council chambers of Government House, Sokoto, Governor Tambuwal urged the new commissioners to exhibit higher senses of responsibility and mature conduct in the discharge of their duties.
He congratulated and charged them to bring to bare their experiences, knowledge and expertise in the conduct of their respective assignments.
He said their appointment was based on merit and hoped that they will add value by contributing their quota to the development of the state.
Mr. Gobir takes the place of Umar Bature, erstwhile Commissioner for Water Resources, who emerged the National Organizing Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the just concluded elective convention or the party in Abuja.
The other two new Commissioners replaced two deceased Commissioners Jeli Abubakar III and Muhammadu Arzika Tureta, former Commissioners of Home Affairs and Agriculture respectively.
