Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has mandated the disbandment of all statutory Commissions, Boards, and Parastatals in Niger State. As well as, he has ordered the termination of all Political Appointees who have been appointed earlier than Might 29, 2023.
This was contained in a press release launched by the Secretary to the State Authorities (SSG), Alhaji Abubakar Usman, and shared with newsmen.
Usman clarified that ‘Commissions, Boards, and Parastatals which can be tenured or not tenured are additionally affected by the dissolution and urged involved officers to conform instantly with the directive.’
Cognizant of their constructive contributions to the expansion of the State and the affairs of their workplace, the SSG directed ‘these affected by the dissolution at hand over all Authorities properties together with official autos of their possession to probably the most senior Director of their respective organizations.’
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‘The Governor needs members of the dissolved Commissions, Boards, Parastatals and Political Appointees success of their future endeavours, the assertion careworn.’
The timing of this directive coincides with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s announcement a couple of weeks in the past, wherein he dissolved all boards and parastatals beneath the Federal Authorities. This transfer has been met with widespread approval, as it’s seen as a major step towards system sanitization and enchancment.
The people affected by this directive encompass administrators basic, coordinators, undertaking managers, senior particular assistants, particular assistants, political assistants, ward ambassadors, and private assistants to political appointees.
The dissolution of the statutory Commissions, Boards, and Parastatals doesn’t suggest the fast cessation of the incumbents’ roles. They may proceed to carry workplace and fulfill their duties in compliance with the related legal guidelines governing their appointments.
Nevertheless, the assertion explicitly said that the political appointees should delegate the duties of their workplaces to both the everlasting secretaries or probably the most senior officers of their respective companies.
