Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State who assumed office on Tuesday announced the suspension of 14 traditional rulers appointed recently by the former Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
The affected traditional rulers include 13 district heads and the newly appointed Magajin Garin Sokoto, and Alhaji Sama’ila Abdulkadir Mujeli.
The district heads are Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar III (Ciroman Sokoto) and District Head of Sokoto North LGA; Alhaji Buhari Dahiru Tambuwal, Sarkin Tambuwal; Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Muhammadu Maccido (Barayan Zaki) and District Head of Sokoto South LGA: Alhaji Ibrahim Bello Dansarki, Marafan Tangaza; and Alhaji Bello Sani Torankawa, Sarkin Yamman Torankawa.
Others are Alhaji Sule Ajiya Kalambaina, Sarkin Gabas Kalambaina; Alhaji Atiku Bello Ayama, Bunun Gongono; Abubakar Buhari Salame, Sarkin Arewan Salame; Alhaji Aminu Aliyu Ibrahim, Sarkin Yamman Balle; Malam Isah Aliyu Rarah, Sarkin Gabas Rarah; the Sarkin Kudun Yar’tsakkuwa, Tukur Sansani; and Alhaji Mukhtari Muhammad Tukur Ambarura, Sarkin Gabas Ambarura.
No reason was given for their suspension, but a member of the transition committee who sought anonymity said their suspension was based on the role they allegedly played during the last general elections in the state.
Similarly, the Governor has invalidated the appointments of 23 permanent secretaries and 15 directors general made by his predecessor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
The spokesman of the governor, Abubakar Bawa, while briefing newsmen at the Government House, said their appointments would be reviewed in due course in line with the interest of the public.
Bawa also announced the dissolution of the local government area sole administrators appointed by the past administration in the state, directing them to hand over to the Directors of Administration with immediate effect.
The governor also dissolved all governing boards of parastatals other than statutory boards and revoked all land allocations made by his predecessor.
The governor also nullified appointments to the governing boards of the colleges and quashed the recent renaming of some academic institutions after some prominent people by his predecessor.
The affected institutions are Sokoto State University which was renamed Sheikh Abdullahi Fodiyo University; the newly created Sokoto State University of Education which was named after the late President Shehu Shagari and the Shehu Shagari College of Education which was renamed Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki College of Education.
Others are the Sokoto State University Teaching Hospital which was named after Sultan Muhammadu Abubakar Sa’ad while the College of Agriculture, Wurno, and College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Wamakko were renamed Shehu Malami and Halliru Binji, respectively, among others.
- NERC Probes Deaths Of 38 Electricity Workers - October 14, 2025
- Flood Killed 236 Persons In Nigeria – NEMA 2025 Report - October 13, 2025
- President Tinubu Grants Posthumous Pardon To Macaulay, Vatsa Others - October 11, 2025