By Abdullahi Yusuf
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has appointed 12 new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service.
This is contained in a statement issued to Newsmen in Kano on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary,Malam Abba Anwar.
Anwar said the appointments were to ensure more effective and efficient public service delivery in the digital era and in compliance with global best practice in the state civil service.
He quoted the Governor as saying that all the appointments were with immediate effect, adding that, “the newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries proved their mettle in public service engagement. We believe in their undoubting capacity, as diligent screening and scrutiny were applied in the selection process.”
Those appointed, he said are: Engineer Mansur Yakubu, who until his new appointment was a Director from Ministry of Works, Salisu Dan Azumi, who was a Director in the Ministry for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs and Dr Sa’adatu Sa’idu Bala, who was a Director in the Ministry of Health.
Others are: Ahmad Tijjani Abdullahi, who was before his new appointment the Executive Secretary, Science and Technical Schools Board, Baba Sharu Dala, who was a Director in the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, and Aliyu Yakubu, Garo, who was a Director in the Ministry of Tourism.
The new appointments include Abbas Sanusi, who was hitherto in the Judiciary, Dr Tijjani Hussain, who was the Executive Secretary, State Primary Healthcare Development Board, and Yahaya Nuhu Amasaye, who until his new appointment was Director in the Ministry for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Aisha Abba Kailani was also appointed as Permanent Secretary, she was before now from the Office of the Head of Service, Mustapha Madaki Huguma, who was before his new appointment a Director from State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Musa Tanko Garko, was also from the Office of the Head of Service.
“I have directed them to always work with their staff of wherever they would be posted, as diligent as expected of them. They must consider teamwork to be part of their service delivery,” Ganduje said.
While directing them to always have listening ears, the Governor reminded them that, “they all passed through highly skilled scrutiny before they emerged as new appointees. You should always remember that all eyes are on you now to measure your individual performance.”
The swearing-in of the new appointees will take place tomorrow Thursday at Coronation Hall Government House, Kano, by 2 p.m.
