DAILY RENDEZVOUS

Gov. Jibrilla Dissolves 19 LG. Council Chairpersons By Billy Graham Abel Yola. The Adamawa state governor, Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla has approved the dissolution of 19 local government council chair persons in Adamawa state. The dissolution which takes effect from the 31st of July, 2018 is in line with the local government council law No.4. 2000 of the 1999 constitution as amended. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Adamawa state Commissioner of Information and strategy, Ahmed Sajoh, and made available to Newsmen, Tuesday.  "The tenure of the 19 local government council chairmen ends today 31st July 2018 having been sworn-in on the 30th July, 2016," the statement said. While thanking the out going chairpersons, the governor expresses his appreciation for their contributions in developing their areas and directed that they hand over administration of their councils to their respective Head of Services. The statement explained that the tenures of Lamur...

Gov. Jibrilla Appoints New Head of ADSEMA By Billy Graham Abel Yola The Adamawa state governor, Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla has approved the appointment of Muhammad Amin Suleiman as the Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, ADSEMA, with effect from the 31st of July, 2018. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Adamawa state commissioner for information and strategy, Ahmed Sajoh and made available to Newsmen, Tuesday in Yola. The press statement said, the appointment is in line with the provisions of part three of sections 7 and 8(1) of the Adamawa state emergency management agency law of 2009 and that Suleiman is the most senior director in the agency. "By this appointment, Dr. Suleiman will serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the agency under the supervision of the chairman of the board who the Deputy Governor of the state or anyone appointed by the Deputy Governor as alternate chairman as provided by the Law establishing the age...

2019: Governor Jibrilla Sabotaging APC’s Chances in Adamawa-Babachir By Billy Graham Abel Yola The former Secretary to the government of the federation, Babachir David Lawal has slammed the Adamawa state governor, Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla as Sabotaging the chances of APC heading into 2019 by deliberately eliminating Christians in his appointments. While making reference to the recent appointment of eight Muslim special assistants, Babachir said such actions are capable of undermining APC'S chances and swinging votes towards the opposition. Babachir made the remarks in a statement made available to Newsmen, Tuesday in Yola, Adamawa state. According to Babachir, "Governor Jibrilla is out to sabotage the chances of APC to win the 2019 elections in Adamawa State through his deliberate and calculated plans to sideline Christians in his government.  "This is in spite of the protestations and advise of well meaning party stakeholders and the State chapter of CAN for him to...

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