The Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abubakar Babangida Tafida, has been suspended.
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed’s approval of the suspension was communicated to the Executive Secretary of the Board in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government.
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The suspension takes immediate effect.
The suspended Executive Secretary was directed to hand over the affairs of the Board to the most senior officer, pending the outcome of an investigation that has been instituted by the government into the affairs of the Board.
The statement did not clearly state what the suspended Executive Secretary is being investigated for.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu