Sule sends list of 17 commissioner nominees to Nasarawa assembly

Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, has sent a list of 17 commissioner nominees to the state house of assembly for screening and confirmation.

Ibrahim Abdullahi, speaker of the Nasarawa assembly, read the list during the sitting on Friday.

According to the law, the president and governors are mandated to send the list of cabinet members to the legislature within 60 days of taking the oath of office for ratification. The deadline ends today.

In March, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Abdullahi Sule as the winner of the Nasarawa governorship election.

Sule polled a total of 347, 209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 283, 016 votes.

The Nasarawa assembly speaker said the selection of the nominees was “based on merit, integrity, prudence, and their wealth of experience”.

He directed the nominees to appear on August 1 for screening.

The house also approved the governor’s request for the appointment of 20 special advisers.

See the full list of commissioner nominees.

1. Aishatu Ibrahim.
2. Umar Dan’akano.
3. Yakubu Kwanta.
4. Munirat Abdullahi.
5. Timothy Kasuwa.
6. Margaret Elayo.
7. Bala Mulki Keffi.
8. John Mamman.
9. Abubakar Imam
10. Aliyu Tijjani.
11. Haruna Musa.
12. Muhammed Eyimoga.
13. Labaran Magaji.
14. Gaza Gwamna.
15. Mu’azu Gosho.
16. Samuel Kafu.
17. Ja’afaru Ango.