SALIU SALIU
GOVERNOR Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has sacked the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Bello, including all 23 commissioners with immediate effect.
The Chief of Staff, Col. Bala Mande (retd); and Deputy Chief of Staff, Bashir Maru, were also sacked.
The development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, to the Governor, Zailani Bappa.
All Chairmen and members of the state Commissions and Boards of various agencies have also been removed.
The sacked commissioners were directed to hand over affairs of their ministries to their respective Permanent Secretaries, except that of the Ministry of Security and Home Affairs which will be overseen by DIG rtd. Mohammed Tsafe.
The Chairmen of the dissolved boards are to hand over to the most senior directors.
“The Head of Service will oversee the Office of the Secretary to the State Government,” the statement said.
