Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has recently expanded his administrative team by appointing 116 additional aides who will assume roles as Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), Special Assistants (SAs), and Personal Assistants (PAs) within various sectors of the government.
These fresh appointments were officially announced by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, in a statement released on a Friday.
Earlier in the week, the governor had appointed 94 aides, emphasizing their responsibility to oversee and report on the activities carried out by different Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) throughout the state.
Igbere TV gathered that with this new set of appointments, the governor now has 406 aides.
Defending his action, the governor said the appointments were in line with the commitments to engage youth in governance and integrate more hands in the process of discharging responsibilities.
“Among those appointed are; 63 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs), 41 Special Assistants (SAs) and 12 Personal Assistants ( PAs). This is part of his efforts to integrate more capable hands in providing good governance,” the statement said.
The development comes at a time when the government has asked the masses to make some sacrifices as a result of subsidy removal.
With almost 50 ministers, President Bola Tinubu has the highest cabinet in Nigeria’s history.
Nigerians have been making a case for the reduction of cost of governance.
