El-rufai appoints running mate Balarabe as Senior Adviser-Counsellor

The running mate to Governor Nasir El-rufai for 2019 governorship election in Kaduna State, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe has been appointed as Senior Adviser-Counsellor to the governor.

Dr. Balarebe’s appointment takes immediately effect according to a statement issued on Thursday by Samuel Aruwan, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity.

The new Senior Adviser-Counsellor was until her new appointment the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Health Care Development Agency.

According to the statement, Dr. Balarabe in her new function is expected to work from Government House, overseeing key agencies reporting to the Governor like the State Pensions Board, KADGIS and KASUPDA, advising the governor on matters of human capital development, and understudying him and the Deputy Governor in all aspects of governance.

“As Senior Adviser-Counsellor she will be at the heart of government, attending meetings of the State Executive and Security Councils. This new responsibility places her within the second echelon of the government, next to the two elected leaders of the executive branch. She will join other senior officials to drive the policy and governance aspirations of the government in the remaining crucial months of the current mandate.

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“The second echelon of the Kaduna State Government comprises of senior officials who are copied recipients of all correspondence from the governor, as part of Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s strategy to ensure that not just him and the Deputy Governor are abreast of all issues and decisions the government is dealing with. These senior officials act as the principal advisers to the governor, and also function as implementors and monitors of the governance agenda of the government.

“In her new role, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe will attend all meetings and activities in the Governor’s office, and perform other assigned responsibilities.

“Dr. Hadiza Balarabe is the first woman to join the second echelon since Hadiza Bala-Usman, Governor El-Rufai’s first chief of staff, left to take up the leadership of the Nigerian Ports Authority.

“The new appointment is expected to further expose this accomplished medical doctor and public health expert to the entire workings of the Kaduna State Government.” the statement read.

 

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