Tunji Abiodun
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has sacked the Chairman of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and Executive Secretary, Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan and Muhammad Abba Danbatta.
They were sacked in the early hours of Tuesday,less than 24 hours after he was sworn in as the new governor .
The governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Bature, disclosed this in a press statement.
He also disclosed that Governor Yusuf approved the appointment of Alhaji Laminu Rabiu as the new Executive Secretary of the State Pilgrims board.
He added that the former Chairman has been replaced by Alhaji Yusuf Lawan.
Another prominent member of the board affected by the sack is the daughter of the late Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Jafar Mahmud Adam, Malama Nana Aisha.
The new members of the board are Sheikh Abbas Abubakar Daneji, Sheikh Shehi Shehi Maihula, Munir Lawan, Sheikh Isma’il Mangu, Hajia Aishatu Munir Matawalle, and Dr Sani Ashir.
According to the statement, the appointees are expected to take over the affairs of the board, with immediate effect, so as to ensure successful 2023 Hajj operations.
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