Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, administered the oath of office to the 14 sole administrators of the state’s local government areas on November 9, 2023.
The ceremony was held on Thursday at the Nadama Hall, J. B Yakubu Secretariat in Gusau, the state capital.
During the swearing-in ceremony in Gusau, Governor Lawal emphasized the principles of competence, dedication, and experience in their appointments, urging them to focus on implementing policies and programs for the positive transformation of people’s well-being, especially in security and infrastructure development.
The sole administrators are entrusted with overseeing Local Government Council affairs for six months until the completion of preparations for Local Government elections by the State Independent Electoral Commission.
The governor’s media aide, Sulaiman Bala Idris, also disclosed this in a statement, saying the sole administrators were tasked with working very hard to justify the enormous confidence reposed in them.
“Governor Lawal, while addressing the newly sworn-in sole administrators, said that the guiding principles in appointing them are competence, dedication, and experience.
These qualities are the foundation upon which they were entrusted with the responsibility to oversee the affairs of the Local Government Councils pending the completion of all necessary preparations for the Local Government elections by the State Independent Electoral Commission,” the statement read.
“The sole administrators were carefully selected to run the affairs of Local Governments in recognition of their honesty, integrity, valuable contributions to their respective communities, and support to rescuing Zamfara from the morass of ineptitude and impunity.
“The Governor further tasked them to work very hard to justify the enormous confidence reposed in them. Preparing yourselves to handle the numerous tasks and responsibilities would be best. This is important, considering the role of local government as the third tier of government and the closest to the people.”
