In a bid to restructure the State government for effective and better service delivery, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has created six new ministries.
He has, accordingly, reassigned some of the Commissioners in his cabinet to the new ministries.
The new ministries are Technology and Digital Economy; Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development; Humanitarian Affairs and Social Welfare; Internal Security; Transport, and Industry, Trade and Investment.
To man the new ministries were Dr Kulu Haruna Abubakar, the Commissioner for Science and Technical Education who will also oversee the new ministry of Technology and Digital Economy, while Hon. Aminu Ibrahim will be in charge of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development, just as Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi Dange will be the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Social Welfare.
In the same vein, the Ministries of Internal Security, Transport, as well as Industry, Trade and Investment will be manned by Hon. Abubakar Maikudi Ahmed, Hon. Alhassan Ibrahim Rarah and Hon. Abdullahi Yusuf Hausawa, respectively.
Governor Tambuwal also approved the postings of Hon. Abdullahi Muazu Hassan to the ministry of Environment, Hon. Muhammad Lema Abubakar to the ministry of Health, Dr Muhammad Ali Inname to the ministry of Finance, Hon. Bashir Muhammad Gidado to the ministry of Youths and Sports and Muhammad Isah Tsabre to the ministry of Home Affairs.