Yola – Gov. Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa has approved the appointment of Alhaji Adamu Sanda, the Gangwari Ganye (paramount ruler of Ganye), as 2016 Amirul Hajj.
A statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmad Sajoh in Yola on Tuesday noted that
the five-man Amirul Hajj team has Alhaji Nuhu Bawandu as Deputy Amirul Hajj and Alhaji Musa Ahmad as Secretary.
Sajoh stated that the governor had also approved the reconstitution of the state’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board.
He noted that the reconstitution of Board was occasioned by a new law passed by the state’s House of Assembly and
accented to by the governor.
He added that the new 12-member Board now had Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal as Chairman and Alhaji Umar Bobboyi as Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer. (NAN)