Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has suspended his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai for allegedly uttering what he called “unguarded utterances on the person of President Muhammadu Buhari” on the social media platform.
The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who conveyed the governor’s directive in a statement today, October 11, said that the suspension is with immediate effect.
He said that though the media aide has own up the indiscreet comment as his personal opinion, but that as a public figure, it will be difficult to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public concern.
The governor therefore warned political appointees and public servants to guard against making statements capable of drawing unnecessary controversy and heating up the polity.
The statement reaffirmed the commitment of Governor Ganduje to the policies and programmes of President Buhari’s administration.
