Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, Governor of Borno State, has authorized the dissolution of the Borno State Executive Council.
The dissolution, which takes effect immediately, was announced in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Administration and General Services, Danjuma Ali on behalf of the Secretary to the State Government and made available to journalists by the governor’s spokespersons from the Government House press unit in Maiduguri.
The members were instructed to delegate authority to permanent secretaries in their respective ministries.
The statement explained that the dissolution was to create an enabling environment for interested members of the EXCO to legally participate in forthcoming primaries and congresses of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Zulum, according to the statement, expressed deepest appreciation to members of the executive council for unquantifiable contributions while they held offices and wished them the best of luck in future endeavors.