Ganduje vs Kwankwaso: Kano Accountant-General resigns

Accountant-General of Kano State, Hajiya Aisha Bello, has resigned.
Freedom Online learned that her resignation was not unconnected with the crisis between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his predecessor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
A source said “she is very close to the Kwankwasiyya Camp and she is being victimised by some officials of the state government”
Ganduje‎ has accepted the resignation.
This is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, in Kano on Thursday.
The governor thanked Bello for the service she rendered to the state as Commissioner for Budget and later Accountant General.
He then wished her God’s guidance in her future endeavours.
The statement added that the Director, Treasury in the Ministry of Finance, Malam Shehu Mu’azu, would serve as the Acting Accountant General.
The statement further added that thorough investigation of the management of state finances including contracts payment, salary payments and alleged salary deduction, among others, by the state Public Complaints and Anti Curruption Commission will continue.
“Government takes appropriate necessary measures on the management of the offices of the Accountant General and Sub-Treasurer, pending the final conclusion of the investigations,” it added.