Gov. Yusuf announces fresh appointments, reassignments in Kano

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment and reassignment of several key officials in his administration.

The Governor’s Spokesperson, Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, made this announcement in a statement released on Sunday, December 15, 2024.

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Among the new appointees are Dr. Ibrahim Musa, a prominent public health expert and hematologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), who has been appointed as Special Adviser on Health Services and Personal Physician to the Governor. Also appointed is popular Kannywood actor, Sani Musa Danja, who will serve as Special Adviser on Youth and Sports.

The full list of appointees, along with their respective portfolios, includes:

1. Dr. Ibrahim Musa – Special Adviser, Health Services, and Personal Physician to the Governor
2. Dr. Hadiza Lawan Ahmad – Special Adviser, Investment and Public-Private Partnership
3. Sani Musa Danja – Special Adviser, Youth and Sports
4. Barr. Aminu Hussain – Special Adviser, Justice/Constitutional Matters
5. Dr. Ismail Lawan Suleiman – Special Adviser, Population
6. Nasiru Isa Jarma – Special Adviser, NGOs
7. Hon. Wada Ibrahim Daho – Permanent Commissioner I, SUBEB
8. Hon. Ado Danjummai Wudil – Executive Secretary, Guidance and Counselling Board
9. Dr. Binta Abubakar – Executive Secretary, Agency for Mass Education
10. Hon. Abubakar Ahmad Bichi – Director General, Cottage and Street Hawking Agency
11. Hon. Abdullahi Yaryasa – Member, Assembly Service Commission
12. Dr. Yusuf Ya’u Gambo – Executive Chairman, Strategic Governance and Policy Coordination

In addition to the new appointments, the Governor also announced the reassignment of several political office holders, including:

1. Hon. Kabiru Getso Haruna – Executive Secretary, State Scholarship Board
2. Hon. Rabi’u Saleh Gwarzo – Executive Secretary, Kano State Senior Secondary Schools Management Board (KSSSSMB)
3. Dr. Kabiru Ado Zakirai – Executive Secretary, Kano State Library Board
4. Dr. Abubakar Musa Yakubu – Medical Director, Government House Clinic
5. Yusuf Jibrin Oyoyo – Special Adviser, Students’ Matters
6. Hon. Isa Musa Kumurya – Special Adviser, Marshals
7. Hajia Fatima Abubakar Amneef – Special Adviser, Enlightenment and Social Mobilization
8. Comrade Nura Iro Ma’aji – Special Adviser, Employment

These appointments and reassignments take effect immediately.

The Governor congratulated all the appointees, wishing them success in their new roles.