Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced new appointments of special advisers and heads of government agencies in the state.
Daily News 24 reports that this was revealed on Tuesday in a statement issued by Sanusi Bature, the spokesperson to the Mr Yusuf.
According to the statement: “In his efforts to place more capable hands to take Kano state to greater heights, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointments of additional Special Advisers and other heads of government agencies.
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Below are the names of the new appointees and their portfolios:
- Prof. Ibrahim Magaji Barde, Special Adviser, Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
- Dr. Abdulhamid Danladi, Special Adviser on Diaspora II
- Engr. Bello Muhammad Kiru, Special Adviser on Water Resources.
- Yusuf Shuaibu Imam (Ogan Boye) reappointed as Special Adviser on Youth and Sports
- Dr. Nura Jafar Shanono is moved from Special Adviser Water Resources to Managing Director, Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA).
- Hon. Baba Abubakar Umar is also moved from Special Adviser to Executive Secretary, Private and Voluntary Institutions Management Board.
- Hon. Nasir Mansur Muhammad is appointed Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises(SMEs).
- Aminu Hamidu Bako Kofar Na’isa is to serve as Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA).
- Engr. Mukhtar Yusuf, Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA).
Mr Bature said the appointments take effect immediately.
