Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has approved the appointment of Alhaji Mukhtar Umar Magori as the new Chief of Staff, Government House.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affiars to the Governor, Malam Imam Imam, until his appointment, Magori was a private business man.
He attended Nagarta College, Sokoto, for his secondary education and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for his first degree.
The new chief of staff holds an MSc in Maritime Studies from the University of Wales in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Governor Tambuwal has also approved the restructuring of the Sokoto State Media Corporation.
Under the new and enhanced arrangement, the following appointments have been made:
1. Malam Abubakar Shekara (Managing Director)
2. Alhaji Labaran Lumo Dundaye (Deputy Managing Director)
3. Usman Buhari Sani (Director, Rima Radio)
4. Alhaji Lawal Sadiq (Director, Rima Television)
5 Aliyu Aliyu Dogon Daji (Director, State FM)
6. Abubakar Junaidu (Director Administration)
7. Hajiya Halima S. Tudu has also been appointed as a Director-General in the State Civil Service.
All other directors in the media corporation retain their current positions and schedule.
The governor tasked the new team to introduce innovative strategies that would reposition the state media outfits for optimum results.
He also urged the new team to key into government’s overall objective of providing quality service that would uplift the standard of living of the people of Sokoto State.
