Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has sacked nine Commissioners alongside two Special Advisers.
The sack was announced in a statement on Sunday in Lafia where it was revealed that the decision takes immediate effect.
According to the statement, the sack was necessary so that the affected persons would pay attention to their political aspirations ahead of the 2019 elections.
The statement listed the affected commissioners to include Abdulhamid Kwarra of Ministry of Environment and Solid Minerals; Gabriel Aka’Ka, Ministry of Water Resources and Rural Development, and Mary Enwongulu of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.
Others were Bamaiyi Anagba, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development; Daniel Iya, Health; Yusuf Shehu Usman of Information, Culture, and Tourism, as well as Sonny Agassi of Lands and Physical Planning.
Also included in the sack were Mohammed Yahaya of Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport and Tanko Zubair of Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Cooperatives.
The statement also said that six commissioners were retained.
It added that Mr. Jamil Zakari of Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources was redeployed to the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.
Hajarat Ibrahim Danyaro- Gender Relations, Rehabilitation and Disabilities and Ado Dauda Mohammed- Community Based Relations/Conflict Resolution and Management were the two Special Advisers affected by the move.
