The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has directed the reversal of “major” decisions taken by his predecessor, Aminu Tambuwal, before he left office.

This comes barely 24 hours after Tambuwal’s exit from office.

The Press Secretary to the Sokoto State Government, Abubakar Bawa, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that the rescission of appointments was made upon Aliyu’s assumption of office.

According to the statement, one of the major decisions the governor took on Tuesday was the reversal of all recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the outgoing government after March 19th, 2023 with immediate effect.

Below is the full statement:

SOKOTO STATE GOVERNOR REVERSE APPOINTMENTS MADE BY OUTGOING ADMINISTRATION

The Sokoto state governor, Ahmad Aliyu, has directed the reversal of major decisions taken by former governor, Aminu Tambuwal before he left office.

Ahmed Aliyu resume office today as governor of Sokoto and one of the major decisions he took was to reverse all recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the out-going government after 19h March, 2023 with immediate effect.

The Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, made the announcement when he addressed journalists at the Government House Sokoto

Mr. Bawa added that the renaming of tertiary institutions in the state and other appointments related to their Governing Councils and their relocations announced recently by the out going Administration are hereby nullified.

He said all the affected institutions are to revert to their former names and locations.(Channels TV)

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