Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has approved the immediate dissolution of the 23 Local government Caretaker Committees. He also approved the appointment of Professor Bashir Garba as the new Secretary to the State Government. Also, all the Secretaries in the 23 LGAs are relieved of their appointments. In a statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam made available to our reporter on Thursday evening, the governor stated Directors of Personnel management in the LGAs are now directed to take over the leadership of their respective Local Government Councils. The SSG, until his new appointment was the Rector of the State Polytechnic. Born on 6th June, 1966 in Miata Area of Sokoto town, Professor Garba holds a Ph.D in Applied Chemistry, Msc in Applied Organic Chemistry, PGD in Management and Bsc in Applied Chemistry. He attended Magajin Rafi Primary School, Sokoto from 1973 to 1979, Government Secondary Technical School, Talata Mafara fro.
!979 to 1984, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto and University of Jos, Plateau State. The new SSG had served as the Director of Sokoto Energy Research Centre of the Usmanu Danfodio University between 1999 and 2005. Between 2006 and 2010, the new appointee served as the Director of Energy Management, Training and manpower Development at the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). He holds a national award of the Member of the Federal Republic (MFR).
