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Kwankwaso’s Son, Three Others Named Commissioners In Kano
- Kwankwaso’s Son, Three Others Named Commissioners In Kano
- Adamu Kibiya, previously suspended for derogatory remarks, among other nominees.
- Names forwarded to Kano State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has nominated Mustapha Kwankwaso, son of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso as commissioner.
Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano, was the presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party in the 2023 general election.
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The governor has also nominated Adamu Kibiya, a former Commissioner for Land, who was suspended for making derogatory statements on tribunal judges.
The other commisiomers-nominee are Usman Aliyu and Abduljabbar Garko.
Yusuf was the personal assistant to Rabiu Kwankwaso when the latter was governor of Kano from 1999 to 2003.
He also served in the same capacity and as special assistant to Kwankwaso when the ex-presidential candidate was minister of defence in the Olusegun Obasanjo cabinet from 2003 to 2007.
The governor is also married to Kwankwaso’s niece.
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The names of the four nominees have been forwarded to the Kano State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation.
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