By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
As a fall out of the commencement of a total and indefinite strike action by the Taraba State University chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)on Thursday, Taraba State Governor has created the Ministry of Tertiary Education to ensure a more efficient running of the State owned tertiary institutions.
This is contained in the statement issued on Friday and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the State (SGS) Barr. Gebon Kataps.
The statement further disclosed that the State commissioner for Agriculture Professor Nicholas Namessan and Dr Hamidu Kara as the supervising Commissioner and Permanent Secretary respectively pending the nomination and confirmation of substantive persons to man the offices.
“The statement reads in part that “His Excellency, the Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has approved the creation of the Ministry of Tertiary Education in the State.
“The Governor further directs that Professor Nicholas Oliver Namessan, the Honourable Commissioner of Agriculture and Food Security will oversee the activities of the newly created Ministry pending the nomination and approval of the substantive Commissioner for the Ministry by the Taraba State House of Assembly.
“In the same vein, Dr. Hamidu Kara, the Permanent Secretary, Health Services Management Board to supervise the activities of the new Ministry pending the posting of a substantive Permanent Secretary. The affected Ministries and Persons are to give immediate effects to these directives”.