Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has reinstated 28 political aides and approved the appointment of eight new advisers in a move aimed at strengthening governance and improving service delivery across the state.
The decision was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, and made available to journalists on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the reinstated officials comprise 14 Special Advisers, six Senior Special Assistants and eight Special Assistants, while the newly appointed officials include six Special Advisers and two Senior Special Assistants.
Among those reinstated as Special Advisers are Dr. Atiku Hafiz (Public Health), Saleh Ahmed Birniwa (Youth Mobilization), Abdurrahman Alkassim (Local Government Affairs I), Haladu Usman (Project Monitoring), Khalid S. Ibrahim (Support Groups), Dr. Habib Aminu Kani (Technology and Innovation), Hudu Babangida (Senior Citizens), Safiyanu Abba Sankara (Health Matters), Haruna Mairiga (Social Security), Ibrahim Hussaini Kadeta (Trade and Commerce), Ismaila Abdul’aziz (Micro Finance Bank), Adamu Idris Andaza (Social Protection), Abdulwahab T. Sulaiman (SEMA), and Hassan Alhaji Musa (Human Resources).
The reinstated Senior Special Assistants are Hamza Gada Bala (Assembly Matters), Husseini Umar BK (Industrial Relations), Shu’aibu Inuwa Basirka (Nutrition), Mansur Shehu (MSMEs and Financial Inclusion), Abdurrashid Illah Ringim (JASCO), and Aliyu Abubakar Aliyu (Youth Mobilization, Ringim Emirate).
Also reinstated as Special Assistants are Siraj Muhammad (Project Monitoring), Muhammad Fatihu Adamu (Health Monitoring), Aliyu Umar Abubakar (Health Monitoring, Birnin Kudu Local Government Area), Salisu Yau (Higher Education), Haruna Mustapha Jahun (Due Process), Tijjani Sayyadi (Drug Abuse and Rape), Yusha’u Abdu (Health Monitoring), and Garba A. Abdullahi (Community Mobilization).
Governor Namadi also approved the appointment of Professor Muftahu Sa’adu Majia as Technical Adviser on Higher Education, Hajiya Salma Wakili as Special Adviser on Entrepreneurship, Adamu Yusuf Garkuwa as Special Adviser on Hajj Affairs, Mubarak Aliyu as Special Adviser on Intergovernmental Affairs, Musbahu Rabi’u Kaugama as Special Adviser on Investment Promotion, Bala Sule Kila as Special Adviser on NGOs, Umar Sa’idu Janbola as Senior Special Assistant on Hajj Affairs, and Bayero Maifulani as Senior Special Assistant on Youth Mobilization.
The SSG said the appointments were based on merit, competence and personal integrity, expressing confidence that the appointees would deploy their experience and expertise to support the Namadi administration’s development agenda.
He congratulated the reinstated and newly appointed officials and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them through dedication, loyalty and effective service.
The statement added that all the appointments and reinstatements take immediate effect.
Ibrahim Shuaibu
