Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, assigned new portfolios to some commissioners and senior officials of the state government.
He explained that the reshuffle was designed to help harness fresh energy for the government’s final lap, bring new insights, and enable the commissioners to have a more rounded experience of the government, said a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye.
Eight of the 14 commissioners swapped portfolios, although there were no changes in the Ministries of Finance, Justice, Health, Housing and Urban Development, Internal Security and Home Affairs, as well as Human Services and Social Development.
The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Muhammad Abdullahi, was redeployed to the Ministry of Planning and Budget Commission as commissioner a position he held during the governor’s first term.
Other commissioners redeployed include Jaafaru Sani Environment, Thomas Gyang Public Works and Infrastructure, Halima Lawal Education, Ibrahim Hussaini Agriculture, Shehu Muhammad Local Government, Kabir Mato Business, Innovation, and Technology, and Idris Nyam Sports Development.
Governor El-Rufai also appointed Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa, Muhammad Bayero, and Phoebe Yayi as administrators of the Zaria Metropolitan Authority, Kaduna Capital Territory, and Kafanchan Municipal Authority respectively.
