By Ibrahim Muhammad Kano Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the appointment of new Special Advisers and reassig...
By Ibrahim Muhammad Kano
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the appointment of new Special Advisers and reassigned several serving advisers as part of a strategic restructuring to strengthen governance and improve service delivery across the state.
The announcement was made in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Thursday.
As part of the changes, Governor Yusuf scrapped the offices of Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs and Special Adviser on Liaison Offices in Abuja. Officials affected by the move have been reassigned to new roles.
Habiba Mustapha Barwa, formerly Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs at the Government House, is now Special Adviser on Special Duties (Women). Hon. Umar Uba Akawu, ex-Special Adviser on Liaison Offices, has been redeployed as Special Adviser, Cabinet Office (Political).
Other advisers reassigned include:
-Akibu Isa Murtala: From Special Adviser (Administration), Governor’s Office.Special Adviser, Human Resource.
Ibrahim Adam From Special Adviser on Information to Special Adviser on Social Media Nasiru Isa Dikko From Special Adviser on NGOs to Special Adviser on Empowerment
The governor also appointed Bello Nuhu Bello, previously Senior Special Assistant on Administration, as Special Adviser on Administration, Governor’s Office.
Other new appointees are:
Hon. Ahmed Muhammad Aruwa, former APC State Publicity Secretary, as Special Adviser on Publicity;
Hon. Buhari Sule Kura as Special Adviser on Non-Governmental Organizations;
Hon. Yahuza Ado Yankaba, promoted from SSA, as Special Adviser on Motor Parks.
Additional newly appointed Special Advisers: Hon. Ahmed Tijjani Musa, Hon. Ibrahim Hamisu Rimi, Mustapha Abdullahi Rabiu Kura, Engr. Bashir Abdullahi Kutama, Hon. Naziru Abdullahi Karaye, and Hon. Tahir Ado Rabiu.
Portfolios for the newly appointed advisers will be announced when the governor returns to the country. Affected officials whose offices were scrapped are to report to the Secretary to the State Government for further briefing.
Governor Yusuf said the reshuffle is designed to optimize administrative efficiency and align government institutions with his administration’s priorities.
He congratulated the appointees and urged them to justify the trust placed in them through commitment, loyalty, and dedication to service.
Public office is a trust that must be deployed for the advancement of Kano State and the wellbeing of its citizens,” the governor reminded them.
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