Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has approved a cabinet reshuffle and the creation of a ministry of livestock development.

This was announced by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, on Saturday in Katsina.

He said that Adnan Nahabu has been moved from the Ministry of Special Duties to the Ministry of Higher, Vocational and Technical Education, as Commissioner.

Prof. Ahmad Muhammad-Bakori has been moved from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development to head the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development.

Aliyu Lawal-Zakari has been redeployed from the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to the Ministry of Agriculture, while Zainab Musa-Musawa, has been transferred from the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, to the Ministry of Special Duties.

He added that the newly appointed commissioners: Yusuf Suleiman-Jibia, takes over as Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education and Surajo Yazid-Abukur has been appointed Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development.

Also, Aisha Aminu, previously Director-General of the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency, now heads the Ministry of Women Affairs.

In addition, Hadiza Abubakar-Yar’Adua was redeployed from the Ministry of Women Affairs to serve as Special Adviser on Nutrition and Welfare Services, while Isa Muhammad-Musa, was redeployed from the Ministry of Higher, Technical and Vocational Education, to serve as Special Adviser on Cultural Orientation.

Mr Kaula-Mohammed qouted Mr Radda as charging the appointees to remain committed to the vision of his administration’s ‘Building Your Future Agenda,’ and prioritise service to the people of the state.

He said that the reshuffling which took immediate effect and was aimed at repositioning the administration for improved service delivery and optimal performance across key sectors.

“The reshuffling enhances coordination, deepen sectoral expertise, and accelerate the delivery of critical programmes across education, health, agriculture, youths development, women empowerment, and social welfare,”  Mr Radda said.(NAN)