Published By Olukayode Idowu
The new Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture in Yobe State, Hon. Mohammed Lamin, has pledged to transform the Ministry and the entire information apparatus of the state during the time the ministry would be under his watch.
He said this on Tuesday, while taking over the Ministry from the former Commissioner Mr. Abdullahi Bego.
The handing over followed a minor reshuffle of the cabinet by the State Governor, Mai Mala-Buni.
Lamin, was moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture following the scrapping of the state’s Ministry of Land and Solid Minerals Development, where he held sway and Bego, a seasoned journalist and at a time spokesman for governors, Mamman Ali, Ibrahim Gaidam and Mai Mala-Buni, is now moved to the newly created Ministry of Wealth Creation, Empowerment and Employment Generation.
Speaking shortly before the handing over, Abdullahi Bego highlighted some of the achievements recorded by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture under his watch.
The ministry, under the present administration, has undergone tremendous transformation. The ministry has now moved from an analogue baseline to the digital spaces of modern information and communication technology for the effective collection and dissemination of information, news and entertainment across the state and the country, Bego said.
Bego expressed hope that the new commissioner would continue to develop the ministry at this challenging time being an experienced leader who had headed various ministries in the state including the information one.
He appreciated the cooperation accorded him by the entire staff of the ministry as well as its agencies; Yobe Printing Press, Yobe Broadcasting Corporation (YBC), Yobe State Television (YTV) and Yobe State Council for Art and Culture, calling on them to sustain this as they continue to work with his successor.
He said: “It is your determination, dedication and professionalism that propelled the ministry to where it is today.
I encourage you to even give more support and show more commitment so that the incoming commissioner can achieve more.”
Lamin, while taking over the affairs of the Information Ministry, commended his predecessor for performing up to the mark and assuring all that he is going to move the ministry to greater heights, calling on the staff in the ministry to give him the desired cooperation in this regard.
He also commented Governor Mai Mala-Buni for finding him worthy of heading the Ministry, though not new to him, assuring to continue from where the outgoing commissioner had stopped.
He said: “The task before us is very enormous but surmountable. We can achieve a lot… I believe, we will be up to the task and will keep the flag flying as my colleague has requested.”