Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, has dissolved the Caretaker committees of all the 23 local government areas of the state. The governor disbanded the committees on Friday after a brief meeting with them at Government House, Sokoto. He expressed appreciation to them for the support and encouragement they gave to his administration in the last two years, stressing that “all of you have tried your best for the administration during and after the electioneering campaigns.” “All of you know that the due process is that Sole Administrators can only be in office for six months. Now you have spent…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Tina George, Minna The embattled chairman of Shiroro local government area of Niger state, Suleiman Chukuba has said that he has not been impeached or suspended insisting that he remains the chairman of the local government council. Chukuba who spoke to newsmen in Kuta however did not say the role played by the members of the House of Assembly in ensuring he remained in office. The Chairman who confirmed the meeting between the councilors, the legislators and himself did not give details of the meeting but stated that he has not been removed from office. It could be recalled…
Sokoto state government will collaborate with Obasanjo farm in Abeokuta, Ogun State on the establishment of a 100,000 day old chicken poultry in the state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal stated this Thursday while receiving the Sokoto state Poultry Farmers Association (SOPFA) who paid him a courtesy visit at Government House Sokoto. He said the effort will accelerate poultry development not only in the state, on a weekly basis, but also in the neighboring states of Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina as well as Niger Republic even as it will create enabling environment to their businesses to thrive. The Governor added that his administration…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, has directed the state’s task force on COVID-19 to amplify media campaigns in nooks and crannies of the state in order to checkmate the spread of the pandemic. Governor Tambuwal gave the directive on Thursday while chairing the state executive council meeting at Government House, Sokoto. According to him, the pandemic, which trend was slightly rolled back in the past few months has again bounced back with the same ferocity it debuted, thus the need to keep the people of the state properly informed so that they can do whatever is needed to avoid…
Sokoto state executive council presided over by Governor Aminu Tambuwal has approved the revocation of housing allocations at the 500 Housing Estate at Gidan Salanke in Sokoto metropolis. The State Commissioner of Information Alhaji Isa Bajini Galadanci stated this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state executive council in Thursday He said the allotees failed to comply with the agreement they signed with the state government that they would pay 20 per cent of the total for any category of house they subscribe for. Instead, they paid only 3 per cent, amounting to N111 million, thus making it…
… Establishes N500m pension liability …As Tambuwal gives automatic promotion to state SFTAS C’ttee Team The World Bank has granted Sokoto State government $22 million for its commitment to the implementation of the States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) program. A breakdown of the grant shows that the state got $5 million in November for approving COVID-19 budget while it it got the balance of $17.4 million for its 2019 fiscal performance two weeks ago. The state government clinched the grant after its astronomical score in the SFTAS ranking from 2/5 in 2019 to 14/15 in 2020, which puts…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, has described the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Suleiman Usman as a very smart person, dedicated, ardent and devout. He made the observation when he hosted a State Dinner in honour of the Commissioner at the Presidential Lodge, on Wednesday. According to him, the trajectory of Usman’s career has been “successful, remarkable and impactful over his 20 years of service both in public and private sectors.” Expressing gratitude to God, Tambuwal further described the Attorney-General “as someone who has lots of intellectual prowess, committed, passionate and has the fear of God.” The governor said…
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto on Monday, announced that the Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, SSCOE, would be upgraded to full-fledged university of education. The governor made the announcement at the occasion of golden jubilee and 22nd convocation of the college. According to Tambuwal, the decision to upgrade the institution is premised on the enviable track record it has established in the past half century, its “uncommon and trademark foresight, vision, creativity and leadership acumen historically associated with our forefathers for over two centuries.” In addition, the College “is one of the high-ranking teacher training institutions and among the…
The Sokoto state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Sunday, inaugurated the state and 23 local government caretaker committees. Speaking at the event, the leader of the party, Senator Aliyu Wamakko felicitated with the new leaders. Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District, also said that their reappointment on caretaker basis was as a result of their track records of unblemished leadership. According to him, Nigerians were aware that the people of the state have remained supportive to the APC, even as he assured of sustained efforts to make the party grow from strength to strength, at all…
I See Tambuwal As Man of Vision – Secondus Those were exactly the words of Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the PDP when he came Sokoto on Wednesday, as the head of his party’s NWC on a tour of projects carried out by Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal. Prince Secondus and other leaders of PDP repeated the same remark in different ways through the day long visit, which took them to a number of ongoing and completed works of the Tambuwal administration. The team visited the ongoing Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital, SOSUTH; Girls Science Academy and Wamakko General…