The Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has approved the creation of three additional ministries, bringing the total number of ministries to twenty-two in the state.

The three newly created ministries include, Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism, ministry of Higher Education and Ministry for Social and Community development.

In a press statement made by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Bala Bello Maru, in Gusau, the state capital, the creation of the new ministries is in accordance with the dynamic nature of governance and is also made to allow for effective service delivery in the state.

The statement also stated that some of the existing ministries that are restructured are Ministry of Information; Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs; Ministry for Local Government Affairs and Ministry of Science and Technical Education.

“In accordance with restructuring exercise, the state Governor has also relieved all the Special Advisers of their appointments, and similarly all the Directors General were also dropped to enable for proper  re-organisation of the existing Directorates”.

It further said; “Accordingly, both the Special Advisers and the Directors General are hereby directed to hand over the affairs of their organisations to the accounting officers, or the Directors of Administration of their respective Directorates, as the case may be.”