Bauchi Governor Submits list of Commissioner Nominees to Assembly for Screening

From Paul Orude, Bauchi

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has submitted a list of 23 names to State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation for appointment as commissioners.

The list of 23 nominees are drawn from across all the 20 local government areas of the state and is made up of individuals who served previously as commissioners in the first tenure of the governor.

The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Sulieman, disclosed this during a plenary of the House on Monday.

He said the governor requested the house to screen and confirm nominees for appointment as Commissioners and Members of the State Executive Council in line with the provision of the 1999 Constitution

The nominees include Maiwada Bello and Ibrahim Gambo both from Alkaleri local government;Mahmoud Babamaji Abubakar and Danlami Ahmed Kawule from Bauchi local government; Tsammani Lydia Haruna from Bogoro local government;  Ahmed Sarki Jalam from Dambam local government; Yakubu Ibrahim Hamza from Darazo local government; Usman Santuraki from Dass local government; Abdul Hassan from Ganjuwa local government; Muhammad Salees from Gamawa local government and Dr. Yakubu Adamu from Giade local government.

Other nominees are  Usman Abdulkadir Moddibo from Jama’are local government; Hajara Jibrin Gidado Itas-Gadau local government; Hon. Farouk Mustapha from Katagum local government; Hajara Yakubu Wanka from Kirfi local government; Aminu Hammayo from Misau local government;

Hassan El-Yakub (SAN) from Ningi local government; Muhammad Hamisu from Shira local government; Prof Simon Madugu and Abubakar Abdulhamid Bununu both from Tafawa Balewa local government; Jamila Muhammad Dahiru and

 Dr. Adamu Umar Sambo both from Toro local government; Abdulrazak Nuhu Zaki from Warji local government and Amina Muhammad Katagum from Zaki local government.

The House scheduled the screening of the commissioner nominees to commence from 2nd through to 4th  August 2023.