Kano state Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has sent Chairman of 2019 Federation Cup winners Kano Pillars Alhaji Muhammad Tukur Babangida packing.
Babangida was booted out despite leading Champions League-bound team to their first-ever cup victory after 66 years.
In his place, Surajo Yahaya has been appointed.
Kano Pillars fans became the subject for ridiculous discussions shortly after they allegedly unleashed crisis at the final of 2019 FA Cup on Sunday in Kaduna.
It was a match governor Ganduje and three deputy governors watched.
The incident scared all invited guests away before the cup was presented to Kano Pillars.
The governor also announced heads of other government agencies.
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Ganduje Appoints Chairman Kano Pillars, Executive Secretary Scholarship Board, MD RUWASA, Six Other Agencies
In continuation with his diligent and appropriate appointments in his second term in office, for a more productive regime, governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has appointed Chairman for Kano Pillars, Executive Secretaries of State Scholarship Board and Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) among others.
All the nine appointments are with immediate effect. Others are Managing Directors of Rural Water Supply Agency (RUWASA), Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market (Sabon Gari), Kano Hydro Electricity Development Company (KHEDCO) and that of Rural Access and Agricultural Mobility Project, (RAAMP).
The remaining two are Managing Directors of Consumer Protection Agency and Kantin Kwari Market. While approving and directed for the release of all the appointments, he directed them to be hard working, dedicated, committed and apply prudent management of resources in the discharge of their assigned responsibilities.
After congratulating them he made clear to them that, they were selected from many because of their past track records in serving humanity, adding that, “You should take these new responsibilities as a challenge, it is left for you now, to prove to us that you are up to the task. Just as we repose confidence in you.”
Governor Ganduje directed them to also apply the use of modern technology, by way of complying with knowledge-based initiatives, through IT-oriented discharge of their duties.
“Today’s world needs technology for smooth, effective and efficient service delivery. I therefore enjoin all the appointees to work along that line. We always need result-oriented activities in our offices,” governor stated.
Appointees and their organisations as approved and directed for the release are as follows:
1- Eng. Hadiza Ahmed Tukur
Managing Director
Kano Hydro Electricity Development Company
(KHEDCO)
2- Dr Usman Tijjani
Executive Secretary
Private Health Institutions Management Agency
(PHIMA)
3- Alhaji Uba Zubairu
Managing Director
Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi Market (Sabon Gari)
4- Yahaya Adamu Garin Ali
Managing Director
Rural Access & Agricultural Mobility Project
(RAAMP)
5- Hon Abubakar Zakari Muhammad
Executive Secretary
Kano State Scholarship Board
6- Dr Yusuf Mohammed Sabo
Managing Director
Consumer Protection Council
7- Alhaji Abba Muhammad Bello
Managing Director
Kantin Kwari Market
8- Ibrahim Salisu Bichi
Managing Director
Rural Water Supply Agency
(RUWASA)
9- Alhaji Surajo Shu’aibu Yahaya
Chairman
Kano Pillars
