Bauchi Assembly confirms Audu Katagum as Deputy Governor

The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Friday screened and confirmed
Alhaji Audu Katagum as the Deputy Governor of the State.


‎The confirmation was made during a plenary presided over by the
Speaker, Mr Kawuwa Damina.

‎NAN reports that during the screening, the Deputy Governor-nominee
spent less than five minutes with the lawmakers.


‎‎The member representing Bura constituency, Abdullahi Abdulkadir,
moved a motion that the nominee be cleared because he had served the
state as a Chief of Staff to the incumbent governor, Mohammed
Abubakar.

The motion was seconded by Ibrahim Katagum, representing Katagum constituency.

The House subsequently confirmed the nominee as Deputy Governor of Bauchi State.


DAILY POST had reported that the governor in June nominated his Chief
of Staff, Katagum for confirmation as the Deputy Governor.