Breaking: Nigerian Governor Reportedly Sacks Commissioners
- The governor of Taraba state, Darius Ishaku, has sacked two of his commissioners with immediate effect
- Bar. Danjuma Adamu, commissioner for information and reorientation and Yusuf Njeke, commissioner for commerce, trade and industry, are the sacked appointees
- The governor has also asked two other commissioners to oversee the affairs of the affected ministries
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Jalingo, Taraba state - Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state has approved the sack of two cabinet members with immediate effect on Monday, February 7.
Leadership newspaper stated that those affected are the commissioner for information and reorientation, Bar. Danjuma Adamu, and the commissioner for commerce, trade and industry, Hon. Yusuf Njeke.
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Legit.ng gathers that this was disclosed in a statement signed by the chief press secretary to the governor, Iliya Bekyu.
Sacked commissioners temporarily replaced
Following the sack of the two ministers, Governor Ishaku directed that the commissioner of science and technology, Alhaji Hamana Gasol, to oversee the Ministry of Information and Reorientation while the commissioner for cooperatives and poverty Alleviation, Hon. Jethro Yakubu Zikenyu, is to oversee the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry.
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Meanwhile, the former commissioner for information, Barrister Adamu, has also confirmed his sack.
Leadership quoted him to have said:
“Yes, I have been sacked by the governor, the news is true, my things are outside the office now."
Your government has lost focus, fearless special adviser tells Governor Ishaku as he resigns
In another report, Sale Ahmadu, a special adviser to Governor Ishaku has resigned his appointment, saying the government has lost focus.
The resignation letter addressed to the governor through the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Anthony Jellason, on Thursday, February 3, read:
“The past two years or so have been most challenging in my life and faith. I was paid salaries without any responsibility which is against my faith particularly in a government and party that has lost focus.
“Like the children of Israel in the wilderness, the present administration under Governor Ishaku is moving in a circle without any progress. I, therefore, want to be counted among those that have heard the voice of God to move forward.”
Source: Legit.ng
