Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the appointment of Dr Shehu Nuhu from Koko Besse Local Government Area of the state as a new Permanent Secretary.
Malam Yahaya Sarki, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media, announced this in a statement made available in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday.
Sarki quoted the state Head of Service, Alhaji Safiyanu Garba-Bena, as saying that the new appointee had also been posted to the Ministry of Health.
According to Garba-Bena, the governor also approved the posting of Permanent Secretaries in the state.
He listed those affected to include Muhammad Sani-Umar to Ministry for Local Government; Garba Umar-Dutsinmare, Ministry of Finance; Aisha Usman, Ministry of Budget; Zaki Dahiru, Cabinet Affairs; Aliyu Mustapha-Gwandu, Government House; and Joel Aiki, Ministry of Agriculture.
Others, he said, were Kabiru Aliyu SAN, Ministry of Justice; Aishatu Maikurata, Ministry of Women Affairs; Ahmad Yarima, Ministry of Commerce; Kudirat Shuaibu-Diri, Ministry of Environment, as well as Ibrahim Umar, Ministry of Water Resources.
The rest were Mustapha Abubakar-Tata, Protocol Affairs Department; Suleiman Sani-Augie, General Administration; Saidu Buhari-Warah, Ministry of Information; Aliyu Labaran, Special Services Department; and Abubakar Ahmed, Ministry of Lands.
According to the statement, the governor said the posting took immediate effect and directed that handing-over notes should be completed on or before June 14.
