Mai Mala Buni, the governor of Yobe State, has approved a minor restructure of the state executive council.
Baba Wali, the Secretary to the State Government, said the government also established a new Ministry of Wealth Creation, Empowerment, and Employment Generation in the state, according to a statement released on Friday in Damaturu.
Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information, and Culture, will lead the new ministry, according to him.
Alhaji Mohammad Lamin, the Commissioner for Land and Solid Minerals, has been transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture.
The governor also approved the Ministry of Land’s activities being absorbed into the newly formed Yobe Geographic Information System (YOGIS).
The statement read: “The responsibility of administration and management of land matters including issues relating to land allocation title registration, use, searches, charting, cadastral, planning and other responsibilities as may be determined by the governor have been transferred to YOGIS.
“With the signing of the Law to provide for the establishment of YOGIS, the Ministry of Land and Solid Minerals ceases to exist.”
