Kano Gov Appoints Nine Special Advisers

The appointments take effect immediately

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointments of additional special advisers alongside other heads of the government agencies. 

The governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Tofa, said that those appointed include Prof. Ibrahim Barde, Special Adviser, of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR); Dr. Abdulhamid Danladi, Special Adviser on Diaspora II; Bello Kiru, Special Adviser on Water Resources; and Yusuf Shuaibu Imam (Ogan Boye), who was reappointed as Special Adviser on Youths and Sports.

Others are Dr. Nura Shanono, who was moved from Special Adviser Water Resources to Managing Director, Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA) and Baba Umar, who has been moved from Special Adviser to Executive Secretary, Private and Voluntary Institutions Management Board. 

The rest are Nasir Muhammad, who has been appointed Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Aminu Na’isa, who is to serve as Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Kano Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (KNARDA), and Mukhtar Yusuf, who is to serve as Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Water Resources Engineering and Construction Agency (WRECA).
The appointments take effect immediately.