The political associates of the governor who made Yusuf’s list are Abbas Sani-Abbas, Marwan Ahmad, and Tijjani Auwal.
By Jeffrey Agbo
No fewer than 14 of the 19 prospective commissioners nominated by Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf were a part of the administration of the former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Mr Yusuf won a fiercely contested election back in March riding on Kwankwaso’s huge support base in Kano.
The governor submitted the list of his nominees to the state’s assembly on Tuesday.
Yusuf’s deputy Aminu Abdulsalam, who was chief of staff to Kwankwaso, was also among those named as commissioners.
Also nominated were Umar Doguwa, a former commissioner for higher education; Ali Makoda, a former commissioner for environment; Ladidi Garko, a former information commissioner; Abubakar Labaran, a former commissioner for health; and Danjuma Mahmoud, a former accountant-general of the state.
Other aides who worked under Kwankwaso who were nominated commissioners include Baba Dantiye, a former chief press secretary to Kwankwaso; and Muhammed Diggol, a former head of Kano State Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA).
Kwankwaso’s other political associates who were nominated are Adamu Kibiya, Hamza Safiyanu, Nasiru Garo, Tajo Zaura, and Yusuf Kofar-Mata.
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Musa Shanono, a former commissioner for agriculture in Ibrahim Shekarau’s administration was also nominated. Similarly, Haruna Dederi, a former federal lawmaker and commissioner for justice under the Shekarau administration, also made the list.
The political associates of the governor who made Yusuf’s list are Abbas Sani-Abbas, Marwan Ahmad, and Tijjani Auwal.
Aisha Saji, a 44-year-old health worker and an ex-chairperson of the Kwankwasiyya Trustee Women Network in Kano, was also named on the list.
The commissioners were screened on Wednesday by the state’s House of Assembly.
The screening commenced after a motion by the Majority Leader, Lawan Dala, the member representing Dala Constituency.
The motion was seconded by Muhammed Ibrahim, the member representing Doguwa Constituency.
The assembly directed the clerk, Ali Maje, to usher in the commissioner nominees upon which the lawmakers interviewed them to ascertain their eligibility, the spokesperson of the Assembly, Uba Abdullahi, said.
Mr Abdullahi said after the screening the speaker of the House, Isma’il Falgore, adjourned the sitting to Thursday for further deliberation.
