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Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Sunday, inaugurated the state’s economic advisory council.
The 19-man committee is headed by Alhaji Bello Maccido, with the Special Adviser to the Governor on Economy, Dr Bashir Achida, to serve as secretary.
Members of the committee are Umar Ajiya of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, who is to serve as alternate chairman; the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Prof Lawal Bilbis; Senator Ibrahim Gobir, Abdulkar J. Bello, Abdullahi Aminu Tafida, Senator Ibrahim Danbaba and Prof Nasiru Yauri.
Others are Muhammad Kurfi, Abdulrahman Musa Bashir, Olaseni Oduwole, Alhaji Faruk A. Maishanu and the commissioners for finance, budget, innovation and digital economy, and justice, among others.
Speaking at the inauguration held at the Council Chamber of the Government House, Sokoto, Aliyu lamented the lack of economic data and poor tax collection in the state.
He said the government had, since its inauguration, been servicing debts inherited from the immediate-past administration, urging the council to proffer workable solutions for these challenges.
“I urge you to exceed our expectations and offer the vital guidance needed to expedite the economic progress of the state.
“I also urge you to leverage your diverse experience in finance, commerce, and industry for the development of the state, in alignment with my administration’s strategic agenda,” he added.
The chairman of the council, Alhaji Bello Maccido, assured the governor that the committee would advise the government on what to do to reverse the fortune of the state and put it on a solid path to economic prosperity.
“We will be advising on the sectors of focus and on innovative financial solutions that will help the state, broadening its sources of financing,” he assured the governor.
