Ganduje sacks commissioner, gives reason

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has relieved Dr. Muhammad Tahar Adam, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs, of his duties.

Muhammad dismissal was contained in a statement issued by Muhammad Garba, the state’s commissioner for internal affairs and information on Saturday.

According to the statement, Muhammad, whose dismissal takes immediate effect, was fired for being disloyal to the ruling party.

According to the statement, “the sacking of the commissioner and member of the state executive council followed his unbecoming attitude as a public servant holding sensitive office, as well as unguarded utterances.

“He was also found to be running the affairs of his office as personal business and even unilaterally reducing working days for the staff of the ministry, exempting Wednesdays and Fridays.

“Apart from operating without due consultation, Baba Impossible has not been loyal to the government”.

The statement added, “Already, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has sent to the state House of Assembly the name of a nominee in the person of Dr. Nazifi Ishaq Bichi of Bayero University, Kano as a replacement for screening and appointment as the new commissioner.

“The governor wished the sacked commissioner the best of luck in his future endeavors,” the statement however reads.