The Sokoto State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointment of 31-year-old Bashir Gorau as member of the State Executive Council.
Gorau, who was the Special Adviser on Student Matters to Governor Aminu Tambuwal before the Assemblys confirmation, would be the youngest commissioner in the state.
The confirmation followed a motion moved by Bello Ambarura (APC-Illela), to screen the nominee at the Assemblys Committee of the whole house.
Ambarura said that Tambuwal, in a letter presented to the Assembly indicated that there was vacancy in the executive council. In his career, the appointee is a former National Vice President as well as former Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS).
The lawmakers unanimously accepted the appointment after screening the nominee, as the Deputy Speaker, Abubakar Magaji, who presided over the sitting, put the motion to a voice vote.
The new commissioner will replace Bello Goronyo, the former Commissioner for Solid Minerals, who was elected state Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
