Sokoto ex-commissioner tasks successor on development plan, poverty index

From Shafa’atu Suleiman, Sokoto
The immediate past Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning in Sokoto State, Dr Abubakar Mohammed Zayyana, has charged his successor, Dr Bashir Muhammad Achida, to prioritise the completion of the State Development Plan and ensure that government policies are guided by data.
Zayyana, who voluntarily resigned his appointment to contest the Gwadabawa/Illela Federal Constituency seat under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gave the charge while briefing the new commissioner on the activities and achievements of the Technical Working Committee on the state’s 9-Point SMART Innovative Agenda.
The meeting, held at the conference room ...