Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has approved the immediate dismissal of two Senior Special Assistants following findings from investigative committees probing separate cases of misconduct.
This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim.
The statement read, ‘The governor approved the dismissal of Abubakar Umar Sharada, Senior Special Assistant on Political Mobilisation, after a Special Investigative Committee indicted him as the mastermind of the bail of a dangerous drug baron, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu’.
The statement added that Sharada’s ‘culpability in the controversial bail process’, was confirmed ‘through the personal testimony he deposited before the committee’.
Sharada was directed ‘to hand over all government property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary, Research, Evaluation and Political Affairs (REPA), Office of the SSG, on or before the close of work on Monday, 11 August 2025.’
He was also ‘cautioned against parading himself henceforth as a public officer under the present administration’
Similarly, the governor ‘relieved Tasiu Adamu Al’amin Roba, Senior Special Assistant, Cabinet Office, of his appointment after his arrest for rebagging palliative grains at a warehouse in Sharada in 2024’.
Roba ‘has since been arraigned in court and is facing charges of theft and criminal conspiracy for allegedly diverting public assets’.
He is also directed him ‘to hand over all government properties in his possession, including his ID card, on or before Monday, 11th August 2025’, and ‘cautioned against parading himself as a public official under the current administration’.
In a related development, the government ‘exonerated Hon. Musa Ado Tsamiya, Special Adviser on Drainages, who was cleared of all allegations by an investigative committee, affirming his innocence’.
Yusuf ‘reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to discipline, transparency, and zero tolerance for corruption, warning all public officials to uphold the highest standards of integrity both in their official duties and private lives’.
The statement concluded by advising the public ‘not to engage the two sacked political appointees on any issue related to Kano State government,” adding, ‘whoever does that, he or she does it at his or her own risk’.
