Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has appointed 19 commissioners and members of the state Executive Council, subject to the confirmation of the state House of Assembly.
Among them 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.
The governor submitted a total of 19 names to the assembly for screening.
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.
Full list of nominees sent to the Kano State House of Assembly for the position of commissioners by Gov. Abba K Yusuf.”
Below are the nominees
- Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam
- Hon. Umar Doguwa
- Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda
- Hon. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf
- Hon. Danjuma Mahmoud
- Hon. Musa Shanono
- Hon. Abbas Sani Abbas
- Haj. Aisha Saji
- Haj. Ladidi Garko
- Dr. Marwan Ahmad
- Engr. Muhd Diggol
- Hon. Adamu Aliyu Kibiya
- Dr. Yusuf Kofar Mata
- Hon. Hamza Safiyanu
- Hon. Tajo Usman Zaura
- Sheikh Tijjani Auwal
- Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo
- Hon. Haruna Isa Dederi
- Hon. Baba Halilu Dantiye