Gombe Gov Yahaya Names Three Commissioner-Nominees, Six Aides

Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the appointment of three commissioners-designate, two Special Advisers and four Senior Special Assistants as part of efforts to strengthen the state’s governance structure.

The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, announced the appointments in a statement issued on Tuesday. He said the governor had forwarded the names of the three commissioner-nominees to the Gombe State House of Assembly for screening and approval. The nominees are Dr Ahmed Wali Doho, Nasiru Adamu Degri and Dr Muhammad A. Bello.

Njodi also announced Abdulmalik Jibrin and Mohammed Nuhu as Special Advisers. Four others — Jibrin M. Ali, Sadiq Abubakar, popularly known as BB Kumo, John Launa and Danlami Sanda — were appointed Senior Special Assistants II on Political and Community Engagement.

According to the statement, the appointments take immediate effect, while the commissioner-designate appointments remain subject to confirmation by the State House of Assembly. The state government said the changes are intended to improve coordination and support the implementation of the administration’s development agenda.

Yahaya was first elected governor of Gombe State in 2019 and was re-elected in 2023.

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