Nasarawa Governor Dismisses All Commissioners, SSG

The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved the state executive council comprising his commissioners and also sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barrister Muhammad Aliyu-Ubamdoma.

This development was disclosed during a special emergency meeting at the Government House in Lafia,
and shortly after the departure of Vice President Kashim Shetima, who was in the state for a one-day working visit to inaugurate some projects in the state.

In a statement by Mohammed Iliyasu-Idde, permanent secretary for cabinet affairs and special services, the Governor said “All the outgoing council members are to hand over the affairs of their ministries and government property in their possession to the permanent secretaries in their respective ministries while the SSG is to hand over to the permanent secretary cabinet affairs and special services.”