Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has appointed 15 Special Advisers to his government.
TRACKNEWS reports that the appointments were announced on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
The new appointees are to commence work immediately. They are:
1. Col. Abubakar Usman Garin Malam Rtd. Special Adviser, Disaster Management
2. Malam Usamatu Salga, Special Adviser, Religious Affairs I
3. Hon. Abduljabbar Muhammad Umar , Special Adviser Investment and Public Private Partnership
4. Hon. Aminu Abba Ibrahim, Special Adviser, Solid Minerals
5. Engr. Nura Hussain, Special Adviser, Commerce
6. Hon. Jamilu Abbas, Special Adviser Cooperative Groups
7. Hon. Muhammad Jamu Yusuf, Special Adviser National and International Public Relation
8. Balarabe Ibrahim Gaya, Special Adviser, Special Intervention Programmes
9. Rt. Hon. Isyaku Ali Danja, Special Adviser, Assembly Matters
10. Comrade Baffa Sani Gaya, Special Adviser, Labour Matters
11. Engr. Abdullahi Shehu, Special Adviser, Environmental Sanitation
12. Hon. Umar Musa Gama, Special Adviser, School Feeding Programme
13. Hon. Habibu Hassan Elyakub, Special Adviser, Vocational Education Development
14. Hon. Jamilu Abubakar Dambatta, Special Adviser Publicity
15. Hon. Umar Uba Akawu, Special Adviser, Abuja Liason Office
The appointments come after the Kano State House of Assembly approved the request of Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers on Monday.
The Speaker of the House, Ismail Falgore, read the governor’s request letter at plenary. The letter was deliberated upon before the house unanimously agreed to the request.
Falgore said that the approval was to enable Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf to appoint advisers that would assist in implementing his policies and programmes for the people.
