EKO HOT BLOG reports that as part of the preparation to leave office after the completion of his eight years tenure, the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has ordered all Public Officers to hand over the affairs of their offices in line with established procedure.
This is contained in a communication titled “Handover of Activates” from the office of the secretary to the state government and signed by permanent secretary REPA, Bilkisu Shehu Maimota.
The statement noted that the Permanent Secretary all honourable Commissioners, Special Advisers, Chief Executives of Parastatals/Government-owned companies and other political appointees to handover to the permanent secretaries and Director Administration and general services in their respective establishments.
Tradition in the civil service has it that such handover notes is usually to the most senior director in the parastatals and the permanent secretaries at the ministries, departments and agencies.
“As the 2nd tenure of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, OFR, expires on 29th May, 2023, it is deemed necessary for all Public Officers holding political appointments to handover the affairs of their offices in line with established procedure.
“In this vein, I am to formally request such public officers holding political appointments, these include honourable Commissioners, Special Advisers, Chief Executives of Parastatals/Government owned Companies, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, Personal Assistants, Board Members e.t.c (except Kano State Civil Servants holding the positions of Executive Secretaries and Managing Directors of Parastatals and Government-owned Companies) to hand-over the affairs of their offices including all Government properties in their possession to Permanent Secretaries or Directors Administration & General Services/Directors Personnel Management (DPM) as the case may be latest by Friday, 26th May, 2023 and forward copy of the Handover Notes to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government for records,” said the notes.
He thanked his cabinet for their support in his eight-year tenure.
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