KANO State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf popularly known as Abba Gida Gida has appointed former president of the Nigeria Guild Of Editors, Baba Halilu Dantiye, mni, and 18 others as commissioners and members of the state Executive Council, subject to the approval of the state assembly.
Dantiye was elected General Secretary of the NGE in 2001 and later served two terms as President, from 2003 to 2008. It was during his tenure that the All Nigeria Editors’ Conference, ANEC, was first held. The forum was later included in the Guild’s Constitution as a mandatory annual event.
Also on the list is, Ali Haruna Makoda, former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, and Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo, elder brother of Maritala Garo, deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections.
The governor submitted a total of 19 names to the assembly for screening.
Speaker of the assembly, Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, reeled out the names while reading the letter at plenary on Tuesday.
After reading a motion about the nominees by the Majority leader of the house, Lawal Hussaini Chediyar Yangurasa (Dala), which was seconded by Hon. Tukun Muhammad (Fagge), the nominees were urged to appear before the house on Wednesday for screening.
The letter read in part, “In accordance with power conferred on me by the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, I wish to formally forward the list below to appoint commissioners for approval by the Kano State House of Assembly. The list below
Full list of nominees sent to the Kano State House of Assembly for the position of commissioners by Gov. Abba K Yusuf.”
Below are the nominees:
1- Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam
2- Hon. Umar Doguwa
3- Hon. Ali Haruna Makoda
4- Hon. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf
5- Hon. Danjuma Mahmoud
6- Hon. Musa Shanono
7- Hon. Abbas Sani Abbas
8- Haj. Aisha Saji
9- Haj. Ladidi Garko
10- Dr. Marwan Ahmad
11- Engr. Muhd Diggol
12- Hon. Adamu Aliyu Kibiya
13- Dr. Yusuf Kofar Mata
14- Hon. Hamza Safiyanu
15- Hon. Tajo Usman Zaura
16- Sheikh Tijjani Auwal
17- Hon. Nasiru Sule Garo
18- Hon. Haruna Isa Dederi
19- Hon. Baba Halilu Dantiye
