Kano Governor makes new appointments

By Salihu Ali, Kano

The Kano state Governor in Northwest Nigeria Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the appointments of additional Special Advisers and other heads of government agencies in the state

This was made known in a press statement by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature which disclosed that, the latest appointments of additional aides by the Governor was in his efforts to place more capable hands to take Kano state to greater heights.

The new appointees includes Professor 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 Imamto serve as Special Adviser on Youth and Sports.

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), while Engr. Mukhtar Yusuf, Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA).

Meanwhile, Dr. Nura Jafar Shanono is moved from Special Adviser Water Resources to Managing Director, Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA), Baba Abubakar Umar is also moved from Special Adviser to Executive Secretary, Private and Voluntary Institutions Management Board.

The spokesperson added that, all appointments takes immediate effect.