Civic Accountability · Nigeria

NGScorecard

Previously in Plateau:
Term report
Performance scorecard for key state commissioners — assessed against their stated mandate and verified deliverables. Ratings reflect independent assessment as of April 2026.
6
Commissioners tracked
1
Good
5
Fair
0
Poor
Budget and Planning
Chrysanthus Dawam
Fair
Mandate
Managed budget preparation and defended the appropriation bill before the State Assembly as pioneer Commissioner for Budget and Planning.
Performance assessment
Presided over the ₦314.87bn 2024 'Budget of New Beginnings' and the 2025 budget process before being moved out in the administration's August 2026 cabinet reshuffle.
Budget and Planning
Ishaku Maren
Fair
Mandate
Oversee state budget preparation and fiscal-framework alignment, taking over the finance/planning portfolio in the August 2026 cabinet reshuffle.
Performance assessment
A former State House of Assembly member brought into the Budget and Planning docket with about nine months left in the administration's first term; too recently appointed for an independent performance record.
Agriculture
Peter Nyam-Gai
Fair
Mandate
Drive Plateau's agriculture diversification agenda after being reassigned from Lands and Survey to Agriculture in the August 2026 reshuffle.
Performance assessment
Took charge of Agriculture as the state expanded its livestock-value-chain push (L-PRES programme, Haipang agro-industrial zone); individual performance data under the new assignment is not yet available.
Livestock and Fisheries
Samson Bugama
Good
Mandate
Lead the newly split Livestock and Fisheries portfolio, central to Plateau's livestock-processing and export ambitions.
Performance assessment
Moved into the role as the state broke ground on a mega livestock-processing hub and expanded feedlot/fodder programmes under the L-PRES initiative, drawing praise from the livestock-industry group PIGD.
Humanitarian Affairs
Kachollom Pyam Gang
Fair
Mandate
Head the newly created Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, coordinating relief and resettlement for communities displaced by Plateau's recurring communal violence.
Performance assessment
Moved from the Education (Higher) docket into this ministry when it was created in the August 2026 reshuffle; too new an assignment for an independent outcome record.
Education
Gloria Samuel
Fair
Mandate
Oversee basic and post-basic education, including the state's ₦10bn-plus basic-education investment drive.
Performance assessment
Appointed Commissioner for Education as the state unveiled a ₦10bn basic-education investment covering renovated classrooms, buses and digital devices; newly in post, so an independent performance record is not yet available.