el-Rufai Fires All Political Appointees

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state on Tuesday fired all political appointees asking them to submit their letters of resignation by 30th April 2019.

The said all resignation letters should be properly addressed to the Principal Private Secretary to the government.

‎Senior Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Governor Samuel Aruwan said in a statement issued to newsmen in the state.

He explained that the governor will exercise his constitutional prerogative to decide on their re-appointments.

He also gave the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance adequate time to compute severance payments and reconcile any liabilities.

“A government notice issued in Kaduna State stated that Malam Nasir El-Rufai has thanked all political appointees for their contributions and service to the state during his first-term.

“As he constitutes the team that will assist him in his second-term, the governor said he expects the process to be enriched by the handover notes from the political appointees, and the report of the Transition Committee headed by the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe.

“The government notice specified that the following appointees are expected to comply with the directive, All Commissioners in the State Executive Council, all Permanent Secretaries, Special Advisers, Directors-General, Executive Secretaries, Managing Directors, General Managers and other Heads of Agencies.”

“Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants and Technical Assistants to the Governor, other than the Kashim Ibrahim Fellows,” he said.