Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the appointment of three commissioners-designate and six political aides as part of measures to strengthen the administration of the state.
The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, announced the appointments in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Njodi said the governor had forwarded the names of the three commissioner nominees to the Gombe State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
The nominees are Dr Ahmed Wali Doho, Nasiru Adamu Degri and Dr Muhammad A. Bello.
The SSG also announced the appointment of Abdulmalik Jibrin and Mohammed Nuhu as Special Advisers.
In addition, Jibrin M. Ali, Sadiq Abubakar, popularly known as BB Kumo, John Launa and Danlami Sanda were appointed Senior Special Assistants II on Political and Community Engagement.
According to Njodi, the appointments took effect immediately, except for the commissioner-designates whose appointments require legislative approval.
“The appointments take immediate effect, while the appointments of the Commissioners-designate remain subject to the approval of the State House of Assembly,” he said.
The state government said the appointments were intended to improve coordination within the administration and facilitate the implementation of its development programmes.
Yahaya became governor of Gombe State in 2019 and was re-elected for a second term in the 2023 governorship election.
