Kano state governor sacks his SSG, makes new appointments

Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has sacked the
Secretary to the State Government, Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi and
replaced him with Usman Alhaji Usman. The sack of the former SSG
was made known in a radio announcement by head of the state's
civil service, Auwalu Mohammed Naiya, this morning.
Naiya also announced that the governor approved the appointment
of Ibrahim Mohammed Kankarofi as his new principal private
Secretary while the Director General media and communication to
the governor, Halilu Dantiye, was posted as Permanent Secretary
and replaced by Salihu Tanko Yakasai.
Although the reason for the adjustments was not stated, it is
believed that the removal of the former Secretary to the State
Government was because he is a close ally and confidant of the
former Governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso.