Inuwa Yahaya, governor of Gombe
state, has suspended all appointments and contracts executed by his predecessor
from March 10 till date.
Yahaya, who announced the
suspension during his inaugural speech on Wednesday, said there were a lot of
illegalities during the administration of
Ibrahim Dankwambo, the immediate past governor.
He said steps would be taken to
address all illegalities, adding that perpetrators and “illegal beneficiaries”
would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
“There were illegalities
perpetrated by the immediate past administration and we will take steps to
address all illegalities. Perpetrators and illegal beneficiaries will be held
to account,” he said.
“In the meantime, all
appointments, contracts and allocations entered into by the state government
and local government councils from March 10, 2019 are hereby suspended.
“It will no longer be business as
usual.”
He accused Dankwambo’s
administration of failing to give the desired cooperation throughout the
transition process.
He also lamented the poor state
of the education sector, promising to constitute a committee to review the
establishment of tertiary institutions in the state.
Bala Mohammed , governor of
Bauchi state, also declared that all appointments, promotions and transfers
made from the day he was declared the winner of the gubernatorial election in
the state, are null and void.
He also made this known while
delivering his inaugural speech.
“I want to state categorically
that all appointments, promotions, transfers and secondments, including those
that are meant to create frictions and divisions along with traditional
institutions from the day I was declared the winner by INEC till now, are
hereby declared null and void,” Mohammed said.
“Similarly, this directive also
applies to all dubious approvals given on land allocations, sale of government
vehicles and houses, as well as spurious contracts awarded in the dying minutes
of the last administration.
“In cases where the
instrumentality of a Kangaroo legislation was used as a mark, we shall use the
instrumentality of credible legislation to cancel the absurdity to the scrap
heaps of history.”
The governor asked the secretary
to the state government and the most senior officials in the ministries,
departments and agencies (MDAs) to ensure strict compliance with the directive.
He also said he would establish a
“high-powered committee” to recover all assets and properties of government
that were illegally disposed of.
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