Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,The Kano state governor, has directed all commissioners and other public officers holding political appointments to hand over the affairs of their offices by Friday.
According to the statement by the Office of the Secretary to the State Government said, those affected by this directives aside from the commissioners are Special Advisers, Chief Executives of Parastatals/Government owned Companies, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants, Personal Assistants,as well as the Board Members among others,except Kano State Civil Servants, holding the positions of Executive Secretaries and Managing Directors of Parastatals and Government-owned Companies.
They are directed to hand over the affairs of their offices including all government properties in their possession to Permanent Secretaries or Directors Administration & General Services/Directors Personnel Management (DPM) latest by Friday in preparation for the end of the administration and handover of government on May 29.
The statement, however, added that public officers appointed into organizations that are tenure based and whose tenure has not expired should continue to hold office as stipulated by the relevant Laws governing their appointments.
Bilkisu Shehu,the permanent secretary of the Directorate of Research, Evaluation and Political Affairs (REPA) in the office of the SSG, ,who signed the statement, conveyed the appreciation of the state governor for the contributions of all those affected by the directives, noting that such contributions to the development of the state would remain indelible in the history of the state.