The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has reappointed Yusuf Imam, whom he sacked for making uncomplimentary remarks against the Vice President Kashim Shettima.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin Tofa on Tuesday, said that Imam was reappointed to his previous office.
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Recall that governor Yusuf sacked Imam as his Special Adviser for Youth and Sports in September 2023 alongside the commissioner for Land and Physical Planning, Adamu Aliyu, who issued a death threat to judges of the state’s governorship electoral petition tribunal.
While announcing their removal from office, the State Commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye,
said the views expressed by the officials did not represent the official position of the state government under Governor Yusuf.
“For these reasons, the Governor of Kano State has relieved the two officials of their appointment with immediate effect: Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Alhaji Adamu Kibiya, and the Special Adviser on Youth and Sport, Alhaji Yusuf Imam,” Dantiye said.
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According to Dawakin Tofa, the governor also approved the appointments of additional special advisers and other heads of government agencies.
Those appointed include Prof. Ibrahim Barde, Special Adviser on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), Abdulhamid Danladi, Special Adviser on Diaspora and Bello Kiru, Special Adviser on Water Resources.
Other appointees are Nura Shanono, who moved from Special Adviser Water Resources to Managing Director of Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA).
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Nasir Muhammad was appointed Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs) while Aminu Bako is to serve as Deputy Managing Director of the Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA).
Mukhtar Yusuf was appointed the Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA).
