Gov el-Rufai Sacks 19 Aides
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – In what can be described as an attempt to reduce cost of governance, Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday disengaged the services of 19 political appointees.
The disengaged appointees are Bala Mohammed, Deputy Chief of Staff Legislative; Halima Nagogo, Special Assistant; Umar Abubakar, Special Assistant; Ben S. D. Kure, Special Adviser Political; Mustapha Nyusha and Jamilu Dan-Mutum.
Others are Umar Haruna, Special Assistant Political; Zainab Shehu, Special Adviser Social Development; Stephen Hezron, Special Assistant to SAD SD; Mohammed Shuaibu, SSA Stakeholder Relations; Aliyu Haruna, SSA Youth; Halima Idris, SA Creative Arts.
Aliyu Salihu, DG Public Procurement Authority; Ashiru Zuntu, SA Community Relations; Saida Sa’ad, SSA; Elias Yahaya, SA Programmes; Tasiu Suleiman Yakaji, SA to SSG; Samuel Hadwayah, SA Economic Matters; and Ahmed Mohammed Gero, SSA Environment, were also affected.
According to a press statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, el-Rufai thanked the appointees for their service to the state and wished them well in their future endeavours.
