The Government of Kano State had announced a cabinet trshuffle and reassignment of some senior staff in the state civil service
This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, saying the move is part of an ongoing efforts to strengthen governance and enhance service delivery across key ministries.
According to the statement the Attorny General and Commissioner of Justice, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi has been redeployed to the Ministry of Transport while the Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Barr. Mustapha Nuruddeen Muhammad has been moved to the Ministry of Environment to serve as Permanent Secretary.
The Commissioner of Humanitarian Affairs, who has been serving in acting capacity at the Ministry of Transport is to return to his substantive Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.
The Governor directed that all officials affected by the reassignments to formally hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior official of the ministry.
The handing over and taking over exercise is to be completed immediately, with effect from Tuesday, September 23, 2025 before close of business.
Governor Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to accountability, efficiency, and purposeful leadership.
He explained that the redeployment is intended to maximize capacity, align responsibilities and ensure that government delivers effective resilts on its mandate to the people of Kano State.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf also urged government officials to give maximum cooperation to the newly redeployed Commissioner to discharge his responsibility
