Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has forwarded the names of two nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as Commissioners.
The nominees are Abdulkarim Maude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria-designate, and Dr Aliyu Isa-Aliyu, an Associate Professor of Allied Mathematics.
Naijaonpoint reports that the development was contained in a statement issued in Kano on Sunday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa.
According to the statement, Maude is a lawyer with extensive experience in office administration, court proceedings, and corporate practice.
Isa-Aliyu, on the other hand, is a renowned researcher in mathematics and currently serves as the Statistician-General and Director-General of the Kano State Bureau of Statistics.
The governor also approved the appointment of Salisu Tahir as the new Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice. Tahir previously served as the Director of Public Prosecution in the ministry.
Governor Yusuf stated that the appointments were part of his administration’s initiative to introduce young, energetic, and competent professionals into public service.
He reaffirmed his commitment to “promoting competence, professionalism, and integrity” in the management of state affairs.
The new nominations come on the heels of recent scandals within the Kano cabinet.
It could be recalled that the Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Ibrahim Namadi, resigned after being linked to efforts to secure bail for a suspected drug offender.
The state government has repeatedly pledged transparency and accountability amid mounting allegations of corruption.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) are currently investigating a N6.5 billion diversion scandal linked to the governor’s Director-General of Protocol.
Similarly, the scandal widened after the Commissioner for Community and Rural Development, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, reportedly admitted to authorising a ₦1.17 billion payment, which investigators say was fraudulent, while serving as the Accountant-General.
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