IgbereTV reports that a Yoruba woman known as Omowunmi Shona has been appointed Senior Special Assistant Domestic II to the governor in Kano State.
Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR, of Kano State released a list of 17 new political aides on Sunday morning.
According to a Press Statement signed by Malam Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor that was made available to IgbereTV correspondents in Kano, 7 Special Advisers and 10 Senior Special Assistants have been appointed by the governor.
Governor Ganduje’s new appointments include Alhaji Abubakar Sahabo Bawuro, Special Adviser, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Alhaji Mamudu Madakin Gini (Buharin Dala), Special Adviser, Commerce, while Isa Yunusa Danguguwa, is now Special Adviser on Labor Matters.
Other Special Advisers are former Director-General, media and strategy, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, now Special Adviser on Media, Habibu Sale Mailemo would serve as
Special Adviser on Internally Generated Revenue, Tasi’u Rabi’u Fanisau is now Special Adviser on Assembly Matters, while Alhaji Ahmadu Haruna Zago, is now Special Adviser on Food Security.
The fresh list of new Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ganduje include Ahmed Abbas Ladan, SSA Domestic I, Auwalu Lawan Shuaibu (Aranposu), SSA ICT, Ibrahim Abubakar Dantayo Makole, SSA Water Supply,
Habib Yahaya Hotoro, SSA Sustainable Development Goals.
Other Senior Special Assistants to the governor are Omowunmi Shona, SSA Domestic II, Tijjani Danlami Maikwano, SSA Youth Mobilization , Jafaru Ahmed Gwarzo
SSA Sanitation, Zainab Yayannan D/Tofa, SSA Women Affairs, Zulyadaini Sidi Mustapha
SSA Rural Development, and Musa Kambai Sumaila, SSA Metropolitan.
Abba Anwar stated that all the appointments are with immediate effect.
Malam Abba Anwar in the statement quoted his governor to have urged the appointees to work diligently for sound execution of government policies, programmes and projects.
Ganduje said, “it is your responsibility to show to Nigerians that, you are indeed serving a regime that excels in many human endeavours. So you have every reason to work very hard.”
“It is noteworthy to fully understand how you are selected and appointed into various offices as Special Advisers and Senior Special Assistants, which automatically calls for commitment, deserving loyalty, openness, integrity and sincerity of purpose as public office holders.”
“What is more important in our modern day technology-driven society, is to also comply with the moving world. So I urge you to make good use of modern day technology while discharging your assigned responsibilities.”
