Kano governor nominates ex-Guild of Editors president, others as commissioners
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has nominated 19 commissioners and members of the state executive council to be screened and approved by the state assembly.
One of the nominees is the former president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Baba Halilu Dantiye.
Others are Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda, former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, and Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo, elder brother of Murtala Garo, deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections.
Speaker of the assembly, Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, reeled out the names while reading the letter at plenary on Tuesday.
After reading a motion about the nominees by the majority leader of the house, Lawal Hussaini Chediyar Yangurasa (Dala), which was seconded by Hon. Tukun Muhammad (Fagge), the nominees were urged to appear before the house on Wednesday for screening.
The letter read in part, “In accordance with power conferred on me by the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, I wish to formally forward the list below to appoint commissioners for approval by the Kano State House of Assembly…’
Below are the nominees
1- Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam
2- Hon. Umar Doguwa
3- Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda
4- Hon. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf
5- Hon. Danjuma Mahmoud
6- Hon. Musa Shanono
7- Hon. Abbas Sani Abbas
8- Haj. Aisha Saji
9- Haj. Ladidi Garko
10- Dr. Marwan Ahmad
11- Engr. Muhd Diggol
12- Hon. Adamu Aliyu Kibiya
13- Dr. Yusuf Kofar Mata
14- Hon. Hamza Safiyanu
15- Hon. Tajo Usman Zaura
16- Sheikh Tijjani Auwal
17- Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo
18- Hon. Haruna Isa Dederi
19- Hon. Baba Halilu Dantiye
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