Zamfara State
Governor, Bello Matawalle, has dissolved the State Executive Council with
immediate effect, Talktokemi was informed.
The Governor’s Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, announced this in a statement on Monday.
He disclosed
that the Secretary to the State Government, as well as the Chief of Staff and
the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor, were also relieved of their
appointments.
Governor
Matawalle also directed the dissolution of the chairmen and members of the
state commissions, as well as the boards of various agencies.
He, however,
stated that the directive does not affect commissions provided for by the
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“In view of
this directive, all honourable commissioners would hand over affairs of their
ministries to their respective permanent secretaries, except Ministry of
Security and Home Affairs which will be overseen by Retired DIG Mohammed
Ibrahim Tsafe.
“Chairmen of
commissions and boards are hereby directed to hand over to their most senior
directors. The Head of Service will oversee the office of the Secretary to the
State Government,” the statement said.
Similarly,
Governor Matawalle has approved the suspension of the Emir of Dansadau,
Hussaini Umar, with immediate effect.
He,
therefore, directed the District Head of Dansadau, Nasiru Muhammad, to oversee
the affairs of the emirate.
The governor,
who also suspended the District Head of Nasarawa Mailayi, Bello Wakkala, set up
a committee to investigate the activities of the suspended traditional title
holders of Dansadau and Nassarawa Mailayi.
Tsafe is the
chairman of the committee which has as members, Yusuf Kanoma, Ibrahim Tukur,
Ahmad Kanoma, Abdullahi Dalla, and Kabir Maru, as well as Abdurrashid Haruna as
secretary.
“His
Excellency also wishes to reiterate the order that government security agencies
are to effectively implement the presidential order to shoot any bandit, person
or group seen with guns other than those approved to lawfully carry guns,” the
governor’s spokesman said in a separate statement.
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