Governor Abba Yusuf Appoints Additional 57 Aides

By Abdullahi Yusuf

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of additional 57 Senior Special Assistants.

This is contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Malam Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in Kano.

The governor had earlier appointed 15 Special Assistants, thus bringing the total number to 72.

Dawakin Tofa said six women were among the 57 newly-appointed aides.

They include: Hassana Abubakar, Senior Special Assistant, National Assembly Matters; Hajiya Mariya Sani-Karaye and Hajiya Sa’adatu Salisu-Yusha’u, Women Mobilisation.

Others are: Hadiza Aminu, New Media; Zainab Ibrahim D, Primary Education; and Rabi Hotoro, Women Affairs.

The male appointees,he said, inlude: Anas Abba Dala, Senior Special Assistant, Political Awareness,
Ali Muhammad Bichi, Senior Special Assistant, Religious Affairs,Alhajiji Nagoda, Senior Special Assistant, Information and Babban Alhaji Sagagi, Senior Special Assistant, Broadcast Media II.

Others also include:Ibrahim Muazzam Sanata, Senior Special Assistant, Public Affairs II,Ismail Murtala Zawa’i, Senior Special Assistant Media Awareness,Shamsu Aliyu Samanja, Senior Special Assistant, Publicity II and Fahad Balarabe Adaji, Senior Special Assistant, ICT Maintenance (Hardware).

The Press Secretary said all the appointments took immediate effect.