By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Friday evening, wrote to the Borno State House of Assembly, withdrawing the name of Dr. Ibrahim Yusuf Ngoshe as commissioner nominee.
Ngoshe hails from Gwoza Local Government Area in Southern Borno senatorial district.
The governor’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced this in a statement issued on Saturday, explained that by this, the number of commissioner nominees, is down from 18 to 17.
Gusau said that further details will be provided should the need arise.
Governor Zulum, the statement recalled, had on Friday, July 28, 2023, submitted 18 names to the Borno State House of Assembly, including that of Ngoshe, whose name was the 13th.