Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Engineer Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi. The governor quickly appointed Usman Alhaji Usman to replace him.
The governor has also approved the appointment of Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Kankarofi as the new principal private Secretary to the governor.
In a radio announcement on Saturday morning by head of civil service, Alhaji Auwalu Mohammed Naiya, Director General media and communication to the governor, Alhaji Halilu Dantiye, was posted as Permanent Secretary and replaced by Salihu Tanko Yakasai as new DG media.
The former SSG is a close confidant and ally of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and was very influential during the administration of his former boss.
He was instrumental to the numerous successes recorded by former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Since taking over last year, the current Governor had retained the SSG and the Accountant-General, Dr. Danjuma Mahmoud, whom he inherited from Kwankwaso’s administration.
He has been under pressure from his camp to replace them since the beginning of the cold war between him and his former boss.
Some staff at the SSG’s Office were however taken unawares of the removal of Engineer Rabiu Bichi. [myad]
