Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla Bindow  of Adamawa state  has  appointed 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.

He added that the new 12-member Board now has Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal as Chairman and Alhaji Umar Bobboyi as Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer.