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| Kano Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
After over five months of intense lobbying, Kano Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has put finishing touches to the list of his much-awaited cabinet.
It was gathered that some members of his kitchen cabinet made the list, which will be made public any moment from now.
It was learnt that seven former Commissioners made the list.
They include Mohammed Garba, information; Murtala Sule Garo, Local Government; Ahmed Garba, Commerce; lbrahim Muktar, Justice and Dr Kabir lbrahim Getso,Health.
Also, two former Commissioners from former Governor Mallam lbrahim Shekarau’s camp made the list.
They are: Musa lliyasu Kwankwaso Rural Development and Budget Planning Shehu Na’llah.
These ex-commissioners will be retained because of their loyalty.
It was also learnt that the Governor has since forwarded the list of his cabinet members to security agents for screening.
Security sources hinted that already their men have concluded background checks on all the nominees, while personal screening will commence today.
Also, it was gathered that,screening will be conducted in batches starting from today to Wednesday.
The Chief Press Secretary to Ganduje, Abba Anwar, in his reaction over the submission of the list simply told newsmen: “My friend, to the best of my knowledge, l don’t know whether my boss has forwarded any list to the security agents.”
