She was on Wednesday confirmed by 33 out of 34 assembly members who voted in an election supervised by the Electoral Commission.

Until her appointment, the area had been without a DCE following the Tolon Regent, Retired Major Sulemana Abubakari, and his people’s rejection of the first DCE nominee, Hajia Amama Shaibu.

The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, commended the assembly members for accepting the President’s choice of DCE.

Salifu Saeed said despite the late confirmation of the DCE nominee, the district will be well catered for.

He implored the chiefs and residents of the area to give Balchisu Yakubu their maximum cooperation.

He also called for peaceful coexistence to ensure the smooth implementation of pro-poor programmes including the planting for food and jobs, one district-one factory and free Senior High School among others.

Salifu Saeed admonished all loyalists of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the region, to exercise maximum restraint as steps are being taken to address their concerns.

The DCE, Balchisu Yakubu, promised to serve the interest of all, and appealed to the chiefs there to support her.

As a teacher, she said education will be her topmost priority to overturn students’ poor performance in the area.
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The German champions confirmed the agreement at a press conference to outdoor their new signings, Robert Lewandowski and Sebastian Rode.

The club’s sporting director, Matthias Sammer told reporters:  “There is a verbal agreement between FC Bayern, Atlético Madrid and Mario Mandzukic.

“Although nothing has been signed yet, I believe that we all will stay true to our words.

Mandzukic had been linked with a move to England, with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United touted as possible destinations.

The move to the Spanish champions materialised as a result of the sale of the club’s top scorer last season, Diego Costa, to Chelsea.

“We want to thank Mario Mandzukic for his performances at FC Bayern and wish him all the best for the future,” Sammer added.

The striker, who joined Bayern from Wolfsburg in 2012, scored 33 goals in 54 appearances in the league for the club, winning the treble with Bayern in 2013.

Despite this healthy scoring record, Mandzukic was deemed surplus to requirements at Bayern by Pep Guardiola, particularly after the signing of Robert Lewandowski from Dortmund.

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