Politics
Ganduje planning major cabinet shake-up in his second term
Less than a week after sacking 33 permanent secretaries in the state, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, has declared that there would be a major shake-up in the administrative machinery of the state which would affect all political office appointees.
While speaking on his second tenure during an APC stakeholders meeting at Africa House, Government House Kano on Sunday night, Ganduje stated that only his Deputy, Nasiru Gawuna, will be unaffected by the shake-up.
The Governor explained that the shake-up, which is part of the broad vision to move the state to the next level, is to ensure that only the right people are allowed to play roles in the scheme of things
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He said: “The shake-up will affect all Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Personal Assistants, heads of government agencies and directors, among others.
“In the same vein, the State Hisbah Board and local governments will face major reorganization,” the governor disclosed.
Ganduje, however, assured that nobody will be victimized. “We will not retrench anybody but we will appoint only loyal and dedicated people into sensitive positions.”
He mentioned that the managerial changes have already commenced with sweeping reforms on the top stratum of the state civil service.
“We started with Permanent Secretaries because they are the backbone of the civil service. If the backbone is weak and disloyal to the government, what should you expect?
“We shall, therefore, appoint only selfless, hardworking and trustworthy people into positions of responsibility.”
Accordingly, Gov. Ganduje mandated APC stakeholders in all the 44 local government areas of the state to, within two weeks, nominate 10 people each, to be given positions.
The nominees, he added, must be selected based on carefully defined criteria, including loyalty, experience, political dexterity, academic qualification and zoning, among others.
He assured that his administration would continue to support the APC to become stronger, highlighting “the 2019 election was a school that taught us many things ahead of 2023”.
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