RismadarVoice Reporters, August 22, 2026
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has inaugurated new commissioners and aides as he reshuffles his cabinet.
The swearing-in ceremony took place on Thursday night, while the reshuffling of the portfolios was announced on Friday in Jos.
The newsmen report that the newly appointed Commissioners include Prof. Gloria Karuri and Retired Maj.-Gen. Bala Isandu, both from Bassa Local Government Area (LGA), Prince Miaphen and Ishaku Maren from Quan’pan and Bokkos LGAs respectively.
Newsmen also report that Karuri heads the Ministry of Education, Miaphen is in charge of Youths and Sports Development, while Maren heads the Ministry of Budget and Planning.
The Commissioners whose offices were reshuffled include former Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mr Peter Nyam-Gai, now Commissioner for Agriculture; Musa Ashoms of Youth and Sports, now Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, while Joshua Ubandoma of the Ministry of Works is now the Commissioner for Environment.
Similarly, Gang, formerly of the education ministry, will now serve as commissioner in the new Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and Samson Bugama of the Agric ministry is now in charge of Livestock and Fisheries, while Peter Gwom now heads Lands and Survey.
Those who maintained their ministries include Mr Davou Gyang of Transport, Caroline Darfur of Women Affairs, Joyce Ramnap of Information and Bashir Lawandi of Water Resources and Energy.
Philemon Dafi, however, remains the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of the state.
Addressing the commissioners after the swearing-in, Mutfwang charged them to give their best in the delivery of their duties, as he said capacity for value addition was what influenced the appointments.
