Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has approved the appointment of 17 Special Advisers with immediate effect to provide guidance and support in key areas of government operations.
This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Mukhtar Gidado, on Tuesday in Bauchi.
Gidado said that the move was to re-invigorate the machinery of government and further strengthen the administration’s commitment to deliver on its promises and further enhance good governance.
He also said that the appointees were expected to bring their wealth of experience and expertise to bear on their respective roles to ensure that the state government would effectively address the diverse needs of its citizens.
The appointees include Dr Ahmed Chiroma, Special Adviser, Chief Security Adviser; Hon. Bakoji Bobbo, Special Adviser on State and National Assembly; Mr Abdon Gin, Special Adviser, Civil Service matters; Hajiya Zainab Rufa’i, Special Adviser, NGOs; Hon. Adamu Manu-Soro, Special Adviser on Housing; Dr Asmau Giade, Special Adviser, Culture and Tourism, and Hashimu Kumbala, Special Adviser, General Service and Administration; and Sen. Mohammed Bello, Special Adviser on Multilateral Services.
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Others are Hon. Isa Tilde, Local Government Affairs; Mr Mahmood Abubakar, Engineering and Projects’; Mr Shehu Wadaji, Special Adviser, Pilgrims Affairs; Monica Musa, Poverty Alleviation; Mr Yohanna Yashi, Lands and Survey; Dr Iliyasu Gital, Agriculture; Mr Adamu Gabarin, Adviser on Health, Alhaji Abdullahi Badejo, Farmers and Herders Matters ; and Mr Adamu Zakari, Special Adviser on Education. (NAN)