Gombe: Governor sends 23 commissioner-nominees to assembly

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has forwarded the names of 23 commissioner-nominees to the Gombe State House of Assembly for confirmation as members of the State Executive Council.

The request was conveyed in a letter dated June 29, 2026, and addressed to the Speaker of the House, Abubakar Mohammed Luggerewo, in accordance with Section 192(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).

In the letter, the governor sought the Assembly’s approval to appoint the nominees as commissioners, stating that they would provide policy direction, strengthen governance and support the effective implementation of his administration’s programmes and policies.

A statement issued on Monday by the Director-General of Press Affairs, Government House, Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli, listed the nominees as:

Alhaji Abdulkadir Mohammed Waziri

Alhaji Sanusi Ahmed

Hajiya Aishatu Mohammed Bose Ahmed

Engr. Bala Adams

Mr. Micah Sunday Hamman

Mohammed Saidu Mohammed

L.D. Faruk, Esq.

Muhammad Gambo Magaji

Prof. Aishatu Umaru Maigari

Zubairu M. Umar, Esq.

Adamu Dishi Kupto

Shehu Yerima Abdullahi

Ibrahim Shehu Turaki

Sani Ahmed Haruna, Esq.

Moses Kyari Bolda

Yusuf K. Jalingo

Dr. Usman Maijama’a Kallamu

Prof. Danladi Adamu Bojude

Alhaji Salihu Baba Alkali

Dr. Bertha Danja

Dr. Habu Dahiru