ADAMAWA GOVERNOR RESHUFFLES CABINET

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, with the changes affecting key Ministries in the State.

The Cabinet reshuffle was announced during the State Executive Council meeting, where the State Government also approved road projects worth over twenty-six billion naira and reiterated its ban on the indiscriminate placement of posters on public infrastructure.

In the reshuffle, the Commissioner for Livestock Development, Sali Idris, was moved to oversee Ministry of Agriculture, while Commissioner for Energy Development, Mohammed Chubado, has been redeployed to the Ministry of Health. Similarly, the Commissioner for Special Duties, Usman Lamurde, will now head the Ministry of Livestock Development.

The State Executive Council under the Leadership of Governor Fintiri also witnessed the swearing-in of Leder Leneke as the new Commissioner for Information and Strategy following his confirmation by the Adamawa State House of Assembly.

Leneke takes over from James Iliya, who resigned from office to pursue elective political ambitions.

At the State Council meeting, the Government approved the construction of a 31-kilometre township road project in Kofare, Yola South Local Government Area, at the cost of over ₦23 billion.

Council also approved the construction of a 3.1-kilometre rural road in Hildi, Hong Local Government Area, valued at about ₦3 billion.

Meanwhile, Governor Fintiri has restated its ban on the placement of posters on public infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and other government facilities.