Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has fired the state commissioner for health, Dr Adamu Sambo with immediate effect.
Gov. Mohammed also announced the scrapping of the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The governor who announced the development on Monday in Bauchi while swearing in three new Commissioners and a Special Adviser and Chief Security Adviser said the changes are part of the “rejigging of the machinery of governance for more results.”
WikkiTimes learnt that the scrapping of the ministry is connected to the recent Supreme Court ruling that granted local government councils their financial autonomy.
The Governor explained that “The former Commissioner of Health was not dropped because of any infractions, it was just part of reorganization of governance.”
He added that, “Very soon, we will find a way to fix him in government where he will be most relevant and more active.”
He added that, ”We have to rejig the cabin in order to achieve the set objectives of the administration. We need to bring in fresh blood, brains with fresh ideas of how to move the state ahead positively.”
The governor charged the new Commissioners to swiftly delve into the business and study all the handover notes in their Ministries to be able to catch up with the speed the administration is going.
The new commissioners include Zaibab Babba Takko, Women Affairs and Child Development; Dr Sani Mohammed Dambam, Health and Engnr Mohammed bn Abdulkadir, Commerce and Industries While Dr AIG Abdulrahman (rtd) is the Special Adviser on Security Matters.
