By Editor: Tue, 31st December, 2024
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has extended the service period of the Head of Civil Service, some Permanent Secretaries, and Senior Civil Servants by two years, effective December 31, 2024.
This decision was contained in an Executive Order signed by the Governor, in accordance with the Doctrine of Necessity.
The Governor’s decision is backed by Section 5(2) and 208 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
Those benefiting from the two-year extension include: Alhaji Abdullahi Musa, Head of Civil Service (HoS), Umar Muhammad Jalo, Bilkisu Shehu Maimota, Mu’azatu Isa Dutse, Abdulmuminu Musa, and Tijjani Muhammad Sharif, Permanent Secretaries Bashir Idris Diso, Clerk to the State House of Assembly.
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The affected civil servants were due for retirement on December 31, 2024, under the Civil Service Rules and Kano State Pension Trustees Fund Law.
However, the Governor’s order states that these personnel have demonstrated exceptional competence, excellence, and responsibility in their official functions.
Their retention aims to prevent a vacuum in the state service and ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
The Governor has also granted a two-year extension to some Senior Civil Servants, including Comrade Kabiru Ado Minjibir, Comrade Marwan Mustapha, Comrade Tajuddeen Bashir Baba, Comrade Hashim A. Sule, and Comrade Kabiru Inuwa.
Other beneficiaries from the Critical Health Sector include Amina Idris, Psychiatric Nurse; Ahmad Lawan, Peri-Operative Nurse; Hussaini Nuhu, Pediatric Nurse; Salisu H. Nadosun, Peri-Operative Nurse; and Larai Ahmadu, Critical Nurse Care.
The order directs all beneficiaries to continue exercising their assigned functions in accordance with the Civil Service Rules.
This development was conveyed in a statement signed by Aliyu Yusuf, Director of Public Enlightenment, Office of the Head of Civil Service, Kano State.
