Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has granted the request of Gov. Abdullahi Sule to appoint five additional Special Advisers in the state.
Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, the Speaker of the House announced the House approval during its sitting in Lafia today.
He said that the additional Special Advisers by the Governor was to assist him in the task of providing dividends of democracy to the people.
” This House has accordingly approve 5 additional Special Advisers for Gov. Abdullahi Sule to appoint.
” This House wish His Excellency well in providing good governance for the people of the state,” he said.
The Speaker directed the clerk of the House to produce a clean copy of the House resolution for the Governor’s further necessary action.
Earlier, Hon Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House while presenting the Governor’s letter said that Gov. Sule is seeking for the approval of five additional Special Advisers.
He said that the Governor is in need of more tools and materials to assist him in piloting the affairs of the state.
The majority leader said that those to be appointed are people of proven integrity and have wealth of experience that would add value to the state.
It would be recalled that in 2019, the House has approved 15 Special Advisers for Gov. Sule and with this development, the Governor can appoint up to 20 Special Advisers.