Masari’s Men, Ex-PDP Treasurer Make Katsina Gov Commissioners’ List

Francis Sardauna in Katsina 

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has sent the names of 20 persons as commissioner-nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and consideration as members of the state executive council.

This was contained in a statement signed and issued to journalists in Katsina Wednesday by Radda’s Director General on Media, Maiwada Danmalam.

THISDAY’s review of the commissioners’ list showed that four out of the nominees worked under the administration of former Governor Aminu Bello Masari.

They are associate Professor Badamasi Lawal, a former commissioner for education; Musa Adamu, former commissioner for water resources and Hamza Suleiman, former commissioner for environment.

Dr. Bishir Gambo Saulawa, the former commissioner for sports and social development and supervising commissioner for land and surveys in the previous administration, is also named as a commissioner-

designate.

A former treasurer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for North-west, Bishir Tanimu Gambo, is also among the nominees.

He is also an ally and political footsoldier of a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shehu Shema.