Alex Omenye
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf has fired some government officials appointed by the former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
In an executive order he signed, the governor ordered that “all political appointees heading government MDAs and companies are hereby relieved of their appointment with immediate effect.”
He also dissolved the boards of MDAs, companies and institutions of higher learning with immediate effect.
Security agencies were instructed to take over all public properties that were earlier sold by the government of Ganduje.
“I am announcing, today, that all these public places and assets that were immorally plundered and sold by the Ganduje administration should be taken over by law enforcement agencies, led by the Police, the DSS, Civil Defense, and Hisbah pending the final decision of government,” he said.
The properties includes, “lands in and around schools, religious and cultural sites, hospitals and clinics, graveyards and green areas, and along the city wall of Kano”, as well as other landed properties and assets belonging to Kano State within and outside the state to their cronies and agents.”
Kabir stated that his actions in the coming days is geared towards repositioning the state on apath of honour and dignity, respect, responsibility, and growth.
