“He's Just Starting”: Reactions as Nigerian Governor Appoints 97 Special Advisers, Assistants

• Engr. Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano state, has appointed 97 people as his aides to serve as special advisers and assistants
• The series of appointments were made after his inauguration on Monday, May 29, 2023, until August
• On June 14, the governor appointed his first set of special assistants and advisers, and in August, he gave appointments to a total of 67 individuals

Kano, Kano state - Reactions have trailed the appointment of 97 special advisers and assistants by Abba Kabir Yusuf, the governor of Kano state.

A report by Premium Times on Thursday, August 10, noted that in a series of appointments made between June and August, Governor Yusuf appointed 97 people as special advisers and assistants. Yusuf is a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and a protege of Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso.

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Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson of the government, said the appointments were based on merit, loyalty, and commitment.

The development has generated reactions on social media.

Legit.ng captures some Twitter comments below:

@babatun12 wrote:

"This man can deliver only corruption, because since his resumption in that office he has been doing Rubbish up and down."

@idofoi said:

"He has continued to embarrass Kano."

Oyetunji Akeem commented:

"Hahaha....are they into marking?"

Abayomi Amororo said:

"Madness."

Mahmud Aminu said:

"Hhhhhhhh u see nothing oo there is one particular single person a state house of assembly member in kebbi who appoints over 140+ people as his Aides and each of them will receive the alert of 20k per month as their salary."

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@timicruz007 wrote:

"He's just starting. Kano people don enter this one already."

Kano govt halts salaries

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state did the unthinkable.

This is as he ordered the state’s accountant-general to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers believed to be employed by the previous administration led by Abdullahi Ganduje. Abdulkadir Abdusalam, the Kano state accountant-general, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Monday, June 26.

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In another related news, Legit.ng also reported that Governor Yusuf, on Monday, August 7, approved the appointment of 15 heads of government agencies and 10 special advisers to assist him in the smooth and efficient running of the state.

The governor made this known through a post shared via his official Twitter page recently.

Yufuf noted that the appointments take effect immediately.

Source: Legit.ng