BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has sworn in 24 newly appointed Commissioners charging them to embrace accountability and shun corruptive tendencies in serving the people
This is as he also tasked the Commissioners to ensure constant community engagement in their respective local councils to ensure the continuity and sustainability of the administration programmes aimed at bettering the people’s welfare.
The ceremony, which took place at the new Banquet Hall of the Government House, also witnessed the appointees being assigned portfolios immediately after the oaths of office and allegiance were administered to them by the Bauchi State Chief Judge, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar.
Addressing the new Commissioners, Governor Bala, who charged them to double their commitment and efforts towards further growth and development of the state, said; “I am indeed very delighted to stand before you today on this auspicious and the finest moment of our political history as we converge for the swearing-in ceremony of Commissioners who are members of Bauchi State Executive Council that will assist me in discharging the mantle of leadership during my second term as Executive Governor of our great state of Bauchi.”
He said that the resolve to institute an administration of credibility and integrity informed the appointment of people with impeccable character and high integrity as Commissioners, adding; “Those appointed are knowledgeable people and they know all the problems and challenges of the state and its people. They are tested and trusted professionals, technocrats, and dependable politicians.”
According to him, the Commissioners must be servants of the people, always mindful of the oath they took to fear God, above all things, in the discharge of the assigned responsibilities.
Responding on behalf of the appointees, the returning Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Hon Aminu Hammayo thanked the Governor for finding them worthy among many other eminently qualified individuals in the state, assuring him of loyalty in pursuing the government’s policies and programmes meant to engender positive development in the state.
Also, he expressed their commitment to make constructive contributions in the formulation of policies that would improve the quality of life and standard of living of the Bauchi people and residents.
The appointees’ portfolios announced by Governor Bala are; Ibrahim Gambo Galadima – Works and Transport; Bello Maiwada – Natural Resources; Danlami Ahmad Kawule – Housing and Environment; Mahmud Baba Maaji Abubakar – Commerce and Industry; Dr Lydia H. Tsammani – Higher Education; Ahmad Aliyu Jalam – Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Usman Danturaki Garba – Information and Communications; and Yakubu Ibrahim Hamza – Religious Affairs and Social Reorientation.
The list also has Mohammed’ Salees – Youths and Sports Development; Abdul Hassan – Culture and Tourism; Dr Yakubu Adamu takes charge of the Ministry of Finance; Modibbo U. A Ahmad- Power, Science, and Technology; Hajara Jibrin Gidado – Women Affairs and Child Development; Faruk Mustapha – Special Duties and Rural Development; Hajara Yakubu Wanka takes over the newly established Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management; Hon Aminu Hammayo was returned to the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning; and Hassan El-Yakub (SAN), Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice.
Others assigned include Mohammed Hamisu Shira – Cooperatives and SMES Development; Abubakar Abdulhamid Bununu – newly established Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs; Prof Simon Madugu Yalams – Agriculture; Dr Adamu Umar Sambo – Health; Jamila Mohammed Dahiru – Education; Abdulrazak Nuhu Zaki – Water Resources and Amina Mohammed Katagum – Lands and Survey.
Gracing the swearing-in ceremony were the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, the Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Traditional Rulers, Permanent Secretaries, members of the State Assembly, Local Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen, Head of security agencies, and religious leaders among others.
