Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
As Sokoto state executive council Wednesday gave approval for the 2025 budget draft to be presented to the state assembly on Friday for consideration, the commissioner of Lands and Housing, Barrister Nasiru Dantsoho has assured that the governor, Ahmed Aliyu is on course to deliver new state.
The commissioner who premised his conclusion on the numerous completed, ongoing and newly awarded projects across the state, added that, the viable peoples -oriented developmental projects are pointers to a new Sokoto state.
Backing the position, the state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Balarabe Kadadi said to this end, the governor will present draft copy of 2025 budget to the State Assembly for consideration on Friday.
This according to the budget commissioner is to enable the administration sustain its desire to bring about more employment to the state, with special emphasis on healthcare, education, skill acquisition, religious affairs, as well as the ongoing efforts in the fight against banditry and other forms of insecurities in the state.
On his part, the state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasir Muhammed Binji said the 5 member committee painted by the governor to study the laws that established the 10 tertiary institutions owned by the state.
According to Barrister, the Justice commissioner, the 5 member committee headed by Alhaji Bature Muhammad Shinkafi is to determine which ministry, agency of parastatal should be responsible for the management and supervision of each of the 10 higher institutions owned by Sokoto state government.
Continuing, the Sokoto Attorney General, Binji said the committee’s report concluded that 5 of the higher institutions should be under the management and supervision of ministry for Higher Education, while others will be managed and supervised by ministry for Health, Justice, and Agriculture depending on the laws that established them.
