Simon Lalong, Plateau governor, has created six
additional ministries to the 17 ministries in the state, bringing
the total to 23.
Five of the ministries were carved out from the existing
ones.
The governor had earlier in February dissolved his cabinet.
Rufus Bature, secretary to the government of Plateau, announced
the creation of the new ministries in a statement made available to
NAN on Saturday in Jos.
Bature said the creation of ministries was in line with
government’s determination to reinvigorate its machinery to deliver
on the five policy thrust of the administration.
The statement said a ministry of transport has been carved out
from the ministry of works and transport.
“Ministry of mineral development is to be excised from the
ministry of environment and mineral development.
“The ministry of physical planning and urban development has
been carved out of the present ministry of housing and urban
development.
“A ministry of economic planning has been created out of
ministry of finance and economic planning and state planning
commission”.
According to the statement, a ministry of science and technology
has been created out of the present ministry of education, science
and technology.
Bature added that an entirely new ministry of special duties and
inter-governmental affairs has also created.
He said the new ministries will take off immediately.
Before the creation of the ministries, Lalong had submitted a
list of 23 commissioner nominees to the Plateau house of assembly
for approval instead of the 17 nominees he submitted in 2015.
Simon Lalong, Plateau governor, has created six
additional ministries to the 17 ministries in the state, bringing
the total to 23.
Five of the ministries were carved out from the existing
ones.
The governor had earlier in February dissolved his cabinet.
Rufus Bature, secretary to the government of Plateau, announced
the creation of the new ministries in a statement made available to
NAN on Saturday in Jos.
Bature said the creation of ministries was in line with
government’s determination to reinvigorate its machinery to deliver
on the five policy thrust of the administration.
The statement said a ministry of transport has been carved out
from the ministry of works and transport.
“Ministry of mineral development is to be excised from the
ministry of environment and mineral development.
“The ministry of physical planning and urban development has
been carved out of the present ministry of housing and urban
development.
“A ministry of economic planning has been created out of
ministry of finance and economic planning and state planning
commission”.
According to the statement, a ministry of science and technology
has been created out of the present ministry of education, science
and technology.
Bature added that an entirely new ministry of special duties and
inter-governmental affairs has also created.
He said the new ministries will take off immediately.
Before the creation of the ministries, Lalong had submitted a
list of 23 commissioner nominees to the Plateau house of assembly
for approval instead of the 17 nominees he submitted in 2015.
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