Zamfara Governor Suspends Emir Of Dansadau
The State Executive Council has been disbanded with immediate effect by Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle.
Zailani Bappa, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media, and Communications, made the announcement on Monday.
He also revealed that the Secretary of State, as well as the Governor’s Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff, had been dismissed of their positions.
Governor Matawalle also ordered the state commissions’ chairman and members, as well as the boards of different agencies, to be dissolved.
He, however, stated that the directive does not affect commissions provided for by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“In view of this directive, all honorable commissioners would hand over affairs of their ministries to their respective permanent secretaries, except Ministry of Security and Home Affairs which will be overseen by Retired DIG Mohammed Ibrahim Tsafe.
“Chairmen of commissions and boards are hereby directed to hand over to their most senior directors. The Head of Service will oversee the office of the Secretary to the State Government,” the statement said.
Governor Matawalle has also approved the suspension of Hussaini Umar, the Emir of Dansadau, with immediate effect.
As a result, he appointed Nasiru Muhammad, the District Head of Dansadau, to handle the emirate’s affairs.
The governor, who also suspended Bello Wakkala, the District Head of Nasarawa Mailayi, established a commission to investigate the acts of the traditional title holders of Dansadau and Nasarawa Mailayi who had been suspended.
Tsafe is the chairman of the committee which has as members, Yusuf Kanoma, Ibrahim Tukur, Ahmad Kanoma, Abdullahi Dalla, and Kabir Maru, as well as Abdurrashid Haruna as secretary.
“His Excellency also wishes to reiterate the order that government security agencies are to effectively implement the presidential order to shoot any bandit, person or group seen with guns other than those approved to lawfully carry guns,” the governor’s spokesman said in a separate statement.
