Zamfara gets new statistician-general

Governor Dauda Lawal appointed Kabiru Jelani as the new Statistician-General of Zamfara State.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Zamfara State Head of Service, Shehu Baraya.
The appointment follows the elevation of the former Statistician-General, Mu’azu Jibril Guraguri, to the position of Permanent Secretary in the state civil service.
The statement added that the appointment was to ensure continuity in the leadership of the state’s statistical administration, which plays a critical role in evidence-based policy making, development planning, resource allocation and monitoring of government programmes.
The Head of Service urged the appointee to discharge his responsi...