NSHA Screens Commissioner-Nominees
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly will commence the screening of the nominees as Commissioners today (Monday October 21, 2019).
The screening will hold today and tomorrow,
Recall that last week (Wednesday October 16, 2019), Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State submitted 15 Commissioner Nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as members of the State Executive Council.
Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House announced this after the Majority Leader of the House, Alhaji Tanko Tunga (APC-Awe North) submitted list of the Commissioner nominees on behalf of Gov. Abdullahi Sule at the floor of the house in Lafia.
“The 15 Commissioner nominees are: Ahmed Baba Yahaya (Toto LGA) Philip Dada (Karu LGA), Othman Bala Adam (Keffi LGA), Dr Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana (Kokona LGA), Obadiah Boyi (Akwanga LGA) Yusuf Aliyu Turaki (Awe LGA), Dr Salihu Ahmad Alizaga (Nassarawa Eggon LGA).
Others are: “Dogo Shammah (Wamba LGA), Prof. Otaki Allahnanah (Keana LGA), Haruna Ogbole Adamu (Obi LGA), Ibrahim Musa Ekye (Doma LGA), Mrs Fati Jimeta Sabo (Nasarawa LGA), Abubakar Muhammed Imam (Lafia LGA), Hajiya Halima Ahmadu Jabiru (Lafia LGA) and Mohammed Bashir Aliyu (Lafia LGA),” he said.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe directed the nominees to submit 30 copies of their Curriculum Vitae (CV) on or before Friday, October 18th.
From the statement issued by the House, the following nominees will appear before the House of Assembly today, namely: Ahmed Baba Yahaya (Toto LGA) Philip Dada (Karu LGA), Othman Bala Adam (Keffi LGA), Dr Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana (Kokona LGA), Obadiah Boyi (Akwanga LGA) Yusuf Aliyu Turaki (Awe LGA), Dr Salihu Ahmad Alizaga (Nassarawa Eggon LGA), Dogo Shammah (Wamba LGA) and Prof. Otaki Allahnanah (Keana LGA),
On Tuesday, the remaining, namely (Obi LGA), Ibrahim Musa Ekye (Doma LGA), Mrs Fati Jimeta Sabo (Nasarawa LGA), Abubakar Muhammed Imam (Lafia LGA), Hajiya Halima Ahmadu Jabiru (Lafia LGA) and Mohammed Bashir Aliyu (Lafia LGA) will appear for the screening.
Eggonnews observed that the Commissioner-nominees were seen tidying up their credentials to meet the deadline of last Friday (October 18, 2019) to be submitted to the State House of Assembly.
When screened and cleared by the State House of Assembly, it is expected that not too long from tomorrow (Tuesday October 22, 2019), the Governor, Engr Abdullahi A. Sule will inaugurate the first State Executive Council under his administration, and each will be assigned portfolio or Ministry to serve as Commissiner.
For weeks leading to the announcement of the Commissioner Nominees in the State, there had been speculations in several quarters on persons likely to be so nominated.