SOKOTO State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu has dethroned 15 District heads over alleged insubordination, land racketeering, aiding insecurity and conversion of public properties. Newsextra24 reports that the Governor announced the dethronement in a statement on Tuesday evening through his press secretary, Abubakar Bawa. The District Heads dethroned include, Unguwar Lalle, Yabo, Wamakko, …
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Sokoto State Govt Declares Today Work-free For Eid-el-Fitr
•Governor Ahmed Aliyu SOKOTO State Government has declared today, Friday, April 12, 2024, as a work-free day. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, announced this in a statement yesterday. The statement revealed that the purpose of the public holiday is to allow civil servants to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr …
Read More »Supreme Court Affirms Election Of Ahmed Aliyu As Sokoto Governor
THE Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor. Delivering judgment, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar.
Read More »I Inherited Empty Treasury From Tambuwal – Governor Aliyu
GOVERNOR Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has said that he inherited an empty treasury from his predecessor, Aminu Tambuwal. Aliyu said Tambuwal failed to hand over a single note to him. The governor spoke while receiving the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Thursday. Responding to …
Read More »Tribunal Affirms Ahmed Aliyu’s Election As Sokoto Governor
THE Sokoto State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal has affirmed the victory of Ahmed Aliyu in the March 18 governorship poll in the state. Trojan News Media reports a three-man panel of the tribunal led by Justice Haruna Msheila, in its ruling, dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, …
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