Gov. Yusuf appoints 15 special advisers

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the appointment of 15 special advisers to help drive his administration.

This is contained in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Malam Bature Dawakin-Tofa, in Kano on Tuesday.

According to the statement, retired Col. Abubakar Garin Malam is appointed as the Special Adviser, Disaster Management; Malam Usamatu Salga – Religious Affairs I; and Abduljabbar Muhammad Umar – Investment and Public Private Partnership.

Others are Aminu Ibrahim, Special Adviser, Solid Minerals; Nura Hussain – Commerce; Jamilu Abbas – Cooperative Groups; Muhammad Yusuf – National and International Public Relation; and Balarabe Gaya – Special Intervention Programmes.

Others are Isyaku Danja, Special Adviser, Assembly Matters; Baffa Sani Gaya – Labour Matters; Abdullahi Shehu – Environmental Sanitation; Umar Gama – School Feeding Programme; and Habibu Elyakub – Vocational Education Development.

Similarly, the statement said Jamilu Dambatta is appointed as Special Adviser Publicity, and Umar Akawu – Abuja Liason Office.

It said that all the appointments took immediately effect.