Four women — Zainab Baban Takko, Jamila Aliyu Adamu, Bahijja Baki and Tasalla Kawu Labaran — were nominated by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, for local councils political appointments.
The women were among the 40 nominees considered for chairmanship and deputy roles across the 20 local councils of the state.
The governor submitted their names to the Bauchi State House of Assembly (BAHA) for screening and confirmation.
Takko was nominated to serve as chairperson for Bauchi local government. Until her nomination, Zainab served as commissioner for commerce and industries in the last lap of the first tenure of Governor Bala Abdulkadir.
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Three other women were nominated for deputy roles in three separate local governments – Darazo, Giade and Warji.
Adamu was nominated as deputy chairperson for Warji local government; Baki deputy chairperson for Giade and Labaran as deputy chairperson for Darazo.
In October 2022, Governor Mohammed dissolved all duly elected chairmen and councillors barely two years into their first tenure.
Similarly, the governor dissolved the former caretaker committee chairmen ‘with immediate effect’ following the expiration of their tenure yesterday.
He directed the outgone chairmen to hand over to their respective heads of administration pending the appointment of new caretaker committee chairmen.
