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Eight New Commissioners Get Nasarawa Assembly’s Approval

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By Ahmad Sirajo Makama

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has conducted a screening process and subsequently confirmed eight new commissioner nominees presented by Governor Abdullahi Sule.

Speaker of the House, Danladi Jatau disclosed this following the screening of the nominees during the House proceedings in Lafia, the state capital.

The Speaker while congratulating them on their well-deserved appointments, urged them to live above board, if finally sworn in.

He listed those confirmed to include Muhammad Habeeb Nagogo from Wamba LGA, Ahmed Yakubu Mohammed from Lafia LGA. and Hon. Mohammed Baba Shehu from Keffi LGA.

"Mohammed Iyimoga Oyigye from Obi LGA, Adamu Rabecca Kpadji from Wamba LGA, Nawani Aboki from Doma LGA, Jibril Abdullahi Ibrahim FCNA, from Nasarawa LGA. and Ashefo Daniel Paul, Ph.D from Lafia LGA,” he said.

The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the House resolution to Governor Abdullahi Sule for his further necessary action.

Earlier, the Majority Leader of the House, Suleiman Yakubu Azara, presented a motion for the confirmation of the nominees for commissioner positions.

The Minority Leader of the House, Luka Iliya Zhekaba, seconded the motion.

The House conducted a unanimous screening and confirmation of the commissioner nominees following favourable testimonies from legislators representing their respective Local Governments.

It would be recalled that on August 5, 2026, Speaker Jatau unveiled the eight commissioner-nominees submitted by Governor Sule for confirmation.

In a related development, the House of Representatives has successfully passed a motion for the first reading of a bill entitled "A Bill for a Law to Make Provision for the Establishment of the College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Obi, and for Other Purposes Connected Thereto."

This bill is being sponsored by Dr Ibrahim Peter Akwe, the representative of the Obi One constituency and the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture.

Dr Akwe presented the motion for the bill to advance to the first reading, which was subsequently seconded by Esson Mairiga.

The House unanimously approved the bill for its first reading.

The Speaker of the House, Dr Danladi Jatau, has scheduled the second reading of the bill for August 25, 2026.