Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect.
He has also sacked the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bala Bello Maru, and the Chief of Staff, Colonel Bala Mande (rtd).
Also affected are all chairmen and members of the state commissions and boards of various agencies.
This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, Media and Communication, Alhaji Zailani Baffa.
The dissolution did not affect commissions provided for by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The statement directed all the commissioners to hand over the affairs of their ministries to their respective permanent secretaries.
“The Ministry of Security and Home Affairs would be overseen by Rtd DIG Mohammed Ibrahim Tsafe.
“The Governor also directed the Chairmen of Commissions and Boards to hand over to their most senior directors.
“The Head of Service will oversee the office of the Secretary to the State Government,” the statement read.
Similarly, Governor Matawalle has approved the suspension of the Emir of Dansadau, Hussaini Umar, with immediate effect.
He, therefore, directed the District Head of Dansadau, Nasiru Muhammad, to oversee the affairs of the emirate.
The governor, who also suspended the District Head of Nasarawa Mailayi, Bello Wakkala, set up a committee to investigate the activities of the suspended traditional title holders of Dansadau and Nassarawa Mailayi.
Tsafe is the chairman of the committee which has as members, Yusuf Kanoma, Ibrahim Tukur, Ahmad Kanoma, Abdullahi Dalla, and Kabir Maru, as well as Abdurrashid Haruna as secretary.
“His Excellency also wishes to reiterate the order that government security agencies are to effectively implement the presidential order to shoot any bandit, person or group seen with guns other than those approved to lawfully carry guns,” the governor’s spokesman said in a separate statement.
