Governor Aminu Tambuwal: nominates deputy as commissioner

Governor  Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday submitted the names of  his deputy, Ahmad Aliyu and 21 others as commissioner nominees to the House of Assembly for confirmation.

Tambuwal listed  the names in a letter sent to the assembly, which was  read on its floor by the Clerk, Alhaji Muhammad Mainasara, in Sokoto.

The letter stated, “the nomination is in line with Section 192 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.

“The nominees are selected after wide consultation within the specter of our society and in conformity with Section 14 (4) of the Constitution, they are person of proven integrity with good track record in their various vocation.

“I am confident that, they will bring to bear their wide experience in propelling the formation and execution of government policies and programmes for the overall development of the state,” the letter read in part.

Apart from Ahmad Aliyu, the other nominees are  Sahabi Gada, Umar Tambuwal, Saidu Umar, Abdulkadir Jeli, Arzika Tureta, Jabbi Kilgore and Sirajo Gatawa, Tukur Alkali and Mani Maishinko.

The others were Muhammadu Sifawa, Bello Gwiwa, Suleman Usman, Nasiru Zarummai, Isah Achida, Aminu Bello, Bala Kokani, Bello Goronyo, Manir Dan’iya, Hajiya Kulu Abdullahi, Dr Shehu Kakale and Musa Ausa.