Twenty-four hours after receiving a message from Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, the State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed 16 out of the 20 Caretaker Committees Chairmen of the local councils in the state.
It can be recalled that on Tuesday, the Governor dissolved the local council Caretaker Committees in the state and forwarded new nominations to the Assembly on Wednesday.
The House also received a message from the Governor informing them of his decision to substitute four nominees for Deputy Chairmen of Caretaker Committees of some Local Governments.
Presenting the Governor’s message, Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Saleh Hodi Jibir, mentioned the substitutions as follows: Lawan Bala Wandi of Dass Local Government is substituted with Mamiyo Abisu, Sabiu Abubakar of Itas/Gadau is substituted with Muhammad Garba Mashema A Koma Gona, Auwal Abba of Toro Local Government is substituted with Idris Abubakar Tama, and Abubakar Sure Bara of Kirfi Local Government is substituted with Muhammad Bashir.
During the plenary, the Speaker of the Assembly, Abubakar Y Sulaiman, stated that the lawmakers had conducted thorough screenings of the nominees.
He further noted that the Caretaker Chairmen were duly screened alongside their Deputies during the plenary.
The Speaker emphasized that the screening was carried out in accordance with the State Local Government Administration Amendments law, which empowered the Assembly to confirm the Governor’s nominees.
The Speaker then announced that nominees from Bauchi, Kirfi, Shira, and Zaki are currently out of the country and will be screened when the House resumes plenary and they are present.
The nominees confirmed by the parliament were from Alkaleri, Bogoro, Dambam, Darazo, Dass, Gamawa Ganjuwa, and Giade LGAs.
The rest were from Itas/Gadau, Jammare, Katagum, Misau, Ningi, Tafawa Balewa, Toro, and Warji.