Governor Yusuf submits 19 commissioner-nominees to Kano Assembly
Governor Abba Yusuf has submitted a list of 19 commissioner-nominees to the Kano State House of Assembly for approval.
The house speaker, Jibrin Falgore, said this at Tuesday’s plenary when he read a letter from the governor.
Mr Falgore said the nominees included the state deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, and the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) chairman, Umar Doguwa.
Others were Abubakar Yusuf, Musa Shanono, Aisha Saji, Ladidi Garko, Yusuf Kofar Mata, Nasiru Sule Garo, and Halilu Dan Tiye.
The rest included Ali Makoda, Danjuma Mahmud, Abbas Abbas, Adamu Kibiya, Safiyanu Hamza, Tijjani Auwal, Haruna Dederi, Adamu Kibiya,Marwan Ahmed, Digwal Muhammad, and Taju Zaura.
In his contribution, the deputy speaker, Muhammad Butu, said the confirmation of the nominees would pave the way for the development of the state.
He said the nominees would help the governor to implement his policies and programmes, as provided by the constitution.
The speaker urged the nominees to appear before the house on Wednesday for screening while exempting the deputy governor from the screening.
(NAN)
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