Gombe, Bauchi Govs cancel predecessors’ appointments

Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, and his Bauchi counterpart, Senator Bala Mohammed, have suspended and canceled all appointments, contracts, and allocations made by their predecessors.

Gombe governor said all appointments, contracts, and allocations by the state and local government areas, from March 10, remained suspended.

Inuwa, a business mogul, took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Manassah Daniel Jatau, which was administered by the Chief Judge, Justice Hakila Heman, at the Pantami Township Stadium.

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Yahaya, who announced the suspension during his inaugural speech in Gombe on Wednesday emphasized that there were a lot of illegalities by the immediate past administration of Ibrahim Dankwambo.

He said that steps would be taken to address all illegalities, adding that perpetrators and illegal beneficiaries would be made to face the full wrath of the law.