Kano state governor sacks his SSG, makes new appointments

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,
has sacked the Secretary to the State
Government, Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi and replaced
him with Usman Alhaji Usman. The sack of the
former SSG was made known in a radio
announcement by head of the state's civil
service, Auwalu Mohammed Naiya, this morning.
Naiya also announced that the governor
approved the appointment of Ibrahim
Mohammed Kankarofi as his new principal
private Secretary while the Director General
media and communication to the governor,
Halilu Dantiye, was posted as Permanent
Secretary and replaced by Salihu Tanko Yakasai.
Although the reason for the adjustments was
not stated, it is believed that the removal of the
former Secretary to the State Government was
because he is a close ally and confidant of the
former Governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso.