Kano state Governor, Abba Yusuf on Monday assigned portfolios to members of his cabinet after performing the swearing- in ceremony at Government House,Kano.
The governor assigned his Deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam the portfolio of Commissioner for Local Government while a former president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors NGE,Baba Datinye MNI was given the Information portfolio.( Spokesman) for the government.
The deputy governor was the Chief of Staff to former governor of the state,Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso
The list includes other
politicans who served in the Kwakwanso administration
.
They include Umar Doguwa, a former commissioner for higher education; Ali Makoda, a former commissioner for environment; Ladidi Garko, a former information commissioner; Abubakar Labaran, a former commissioner for health and Danjuma Mahmoud, a former accountant-general of the state..
Below is the full list of the new commissioners and their Ministries
- The deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam, Ministry for Local Government
- Haruna Doguwa, Ministry of Education
- Ali Makoda, Ministry Water Resources
- Abubakar Yusuf, Ministry of Health
- Marwan Ahmad, Ministry of Works and Housing
- Haruna Dederi, Commissioner for Justice
- Yusuf Kofar-Mata Ministry for Higher Education
- Nasiru Sule-Garo Ministry of Environment
- Muhammad Diggol, Ministry of Transportation
- Danjuma Mahmoud, Ministry of Agriculture
- Musa Shanono, Ministry of Budget and Planning
- Abbas Sani-Abbas, Ministry of Commerce
- Aisha Saji, Ministry of Women, Children and Disabled, to be sworn in after she returns from Saudi Arabia.
- Ladidi Abba, Ministry of Tourism and Culture
- Tijjani Auwal, Ministry of Religious Affairs To be sworn in after he returns from Saudi Arabia.
- Baba Dantiye Ministry for Information
- Tajo Usman Ministry of Science and Technology
- Hamza Safiyanu Ministry for Rural and Community Development
- Adamu Kibiya Ministry of Land and Physical Planning
