Matawalle reinstates 3 commissioners, board chairmen

Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, has approved the reinstatement of three commissioners and three board chairmen of state agencies.

On May 31, Matawalle dissolved his state executive council.

“His Excellency, Dr Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun, Barden Hausa, Shattiman Sakkwato) has today, 31st May, 2021, dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect,” Zailani Bappa, the governor’s spokesman, had said in a statement.

Chairpersons and members of the state commissions and boards of various agencies were relieved of their duties.

The governor had asked the sacked commissioners to hand over to their respective permanent secretaries.

According to NAN, the reinstatement was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by Kabiru Balarabe, the state head of service and acting SSG in Gusau, the state capital.

Balarabe said the reinstated commissioners are Ibrahim Dosara, commissioner for information, Sufyanu Yuguda, commissioner for finance, and Fa’ika Ahmad, commissioner for humanitarian affairs.

The board chairmen that were reinstated are Abubakar S/Pawa, chairman of the state’s pilgrims and welfare commission; Abubakar Sodangi, executive chairman, zakat and endowment commission, and Muhammad-Dama, executive chairman, board of internal revenue service.