Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, don order make dem arrest and prosecute health workers wey allegedly sell hospital equipment wey one member of House of Assembly donate to Umaisha Development Area.
Di governor bin talk say dis kind behaviour na di highest form of corruption, and e show say dem no get any sympathy for di sick people wey dey need dat equipment.
Sule give di order yesterday during di inauguration of eight commissioners, special advisers, permanent secretaries and board members wey happen at Aliyu Akwe Doma Banquet Hall, Government House, Lafia.
E bin mandate di Commissioner for Health, Dr. Gaza Gwamna, make im investigate di matter and make sure say all di health workers wey get hand for di sale of hospital equipment dem face punishment.
Apart from dis order, di governor also announce di creation of four new ministries. Dem include Ministry of Tertiary and Technical Education, Ministry of Livestock Development, Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, and Ministry of NGOs and Disaster Management.
For di announcement wey e make yesterday for Government House, Lafia, shortly after di swearing-in of newly appointed commissioners, Sule name di people wey go head di new ministries. Muhammad Nagogo go take charge of Tertiary and Technical Education, while Umar Tunga wey be returning commissioner go oversee Livestock Development.
Ahmed Mohammed go dey in charge of Budget and Economic Planning, and Mohammed Baba go lead NGOs and Disaster Management. Di governor also appoint other new commissioners. Mohammed Oyigye go handle Agriculture and Water Resources; Nawani Aboki go dey for Information, Culture and Tourism; Jibril Ibrahim go take Youth and Sports Development; Ashefo Paul go dey for Lands, Survey and Physical Planning; and Rabecca Kpadji go dey for Women Affairs, Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs.
Governor Sule also redeploy Yakubu Kwanta from Ministry of Youth and Sports Development go Ministry of Works, Infrastructure and Housing. But di remaining commissioners, dem keep dia previous portfolios.
