The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has sent the names of six commissioner-nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and subsequent confirmation.
Among those nominated are two former commissioners who had resigned their positions and contested for the House of Representatives tickets of their constituencies under the Peoples Democratic Party, but lost out.
They are the former Commissioner of Works and Transport, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, from Alkaleri Local Government Area, who contested for Alkaleri/Kirfi Federal Constituency and Maryam Bagel from Dass.
Bagel sought to get the ticket of the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Constituency to take over from former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, but lost to Barrister Kefas Magaji.
The Spokesperson of the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abdul Burra, said that other nominees whose names were read on the floor at the resumed sitting are Zainab Baban Takko; Adamu Gabarin, a former Bauchi Central Senatorial District aspirant; Sabiu Gwalabe and Ahmed Jalam.
Burra said, “Bauchi State House of Assembly received messages from the office of the Executive Governor of Bauchi State His Excellency Senator Bala Abdulkadir requesting for the screening and confirmation of the following Commissioner-Nominees;
“Abdulkadir Ibrahim – Alkaleri local government; Zainab Baban Takko – Bauchi Local government; Adamu Babayo Gabarin – Darazo Local Government; Maryam Garba Bagel -Dass Local Government; Dr. Sabiu Abdu Gwalabe -Katagum Local Government and Ahmed Aliyu Jalam -Dambam Local Government.”
He further said the government sought the lawmakers’ confirmation of Joshua Titus Sanga as the Director General, Public Procurement Bureau.
Also on the list, according to him, is Sagir Abdullahi Muhammad, whose nomination is for the state’s Auditor General.
“The Honourable House referred the screening of DG Public Procurement Bureau and Auditor General to the House committees of Appropriation and Public Account.
“The House gave the Committees two weeks to report back. While the screening and confirmation of Commissioner nominees is slated to 7th September 2022,” he stated.
