Zamfara Gov. reduces state ministries from 28 to 16
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has signed an Executive Order restructuring the state government ministries from 28 to 16.
This was disclosed by Suleiman Bala Idris,
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Zamfara State.
Idris said the measure is to cut wastage in government and eliminate duplication of functions.
He said the governor signed the Executive Order on Thursday at the Council Chambers of the Government House, Gusau.
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The newly approved ministries are those of Agriculture; Budget and Planning; Education, Science and Technology; Environment and Natural Resources; Finance; Health; and Commerce; Trade and Industry,
Others are Information and Culture; Justice; Housing and Urban Development; Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; Religious Affairs; Women Affairs and Social Development; Works and Infrastructure; Youth and Sport; Internal Security and Home Affairs.
Meanwhile, the State Government has fully paid the inherited backlog of workers’ salaries, including that of June.
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