Bauchí Gov. Removes Health Commissioner, Swears in 3 New Commissioners, Security Adviser 

From Paul Orude Bauchi

Bauchí State Governor  Bala Mohammed has relieved his Commissioner for Health, Dr Adamu Sambo, of his duty.

Mohammed announced the removal of the commissioner on Monday shortly after presiding over the State Executive Council meeting at Government House Chambers, Bauchí.

The dropped commissioner was noticably absent during the council meeting on Monday.

The Governor explained that he was dropped, not for non performance, but as part of efforts to reposition the administration.

He announced that the ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs would not appoint  a Commissioner to replace Ahmed Aliyu Jalam who died in a fatal road crash recently.

He revealed that the Local Government ministry would be headed by a Permanent Secretary in view of the recent Supreme Court verdict on Local Government Autonomy.

Three Commissioners were sworn in before the  commencement of the State Executive  Council meeting 

They are Hajia Zaynab Babantakko,  deployed to head.the ministry for Women Affairs to replace Hajia Hajara Gidado, who was elected as the Executive Chairperson of Itas Gadau Local Government Area in the recent council polls . 

Babantakko was the immediate past Caretaker Chairperson of Bauchi Local Government.

Dr Sani Mohammed Dambam, the immediate past Chairman of  Bauchi State Agency for  of HIV, Tuberculosis and malaria (BACATMA) now the replaces the dropped Sambo.

Engineer  Mohammed Andulkadir is now the new Commissioner for Commerce and Industry  to replace  Muhammad Baba Maaji, now the elected Executive Chairman of  Bauchi Local Government 

Also sworn in was Dr. Ahmed Abdulrahman, a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police. (AIG) who is also a renown Islamic preacher will now serve as the new Chief Security Adviser to the Governor  

Speaking on behalf of the newly sworn in commissioners, Hajia Babantakkko thanked Governor Bala Mohammed for the confidence he reposed in them by the appointment. 

Babantakko assured the governor of their commitment to work hard and bring in their ideas to move the state forward