The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has sworn-in three new Commissioners in to the state Executive Council.
Governor Tambuwal administered the oath of office to the three Commissioners at the Council Chambers of Government House, Sokoto.
He urged them to exhibit higher senses of responsibility and mature conduct in the discharge of their duties.
While congratulating them, the Governor charged them “to marshal their experiences, knowledge and expertise in the conduct of their respective assignments.”
He said their appointment was based on merit and hoped that they would add value by contributing their quota to the development of the state.
Shuaibu Gobir takes the place of Umar Bature, erstwhile Commissioner for Water Resources, elevated to the position of the National Organizing Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last week.
The other two new Commissioners replace those who passed on: Jeli Abubakar III and Muhammadu Arzika Tureta, former Commissioners of Home Affairs and Agriculture respectively.