Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has forwarded the names of two nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners and members of the state executive council.
The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, announced the nominations in a statement issued on Saturday.
One of the nominees is Barrister Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) designate from Minjibir Local Government Area, who is set to be officially conferred with the prestigious rank at the Supreme Court tomorrow.
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Maude, 40, is a graduate of Law from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, with over a decade of legal practice.
He previously headed the Kano office of a leading Nigerian law firm and is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association as well as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He also holds advanced degrees in International Economic Law from Maryam Abacha American University of Niger and in Business Commercial Law from Bayero University, Kano.
Also nominated is Dr. Aliyu Isa Aliyu, 41, an Associate Professor of Allied Mathematics and Statistician-General of the Kano State Bureau of Statistics.
A product of the Kwankwasiyya foreign scholarship scheme, Dr. Aliyu obtained his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Firat University in Turkey, after earlier degrees from Bayero University, Kano, and the Jordan University of Science and Technology.
His academic career spans institutions in Nigeria, China, and Cyprus, including a postdoctoral fellowship at Sun Yat-Sen University in China. He also served as the Financial Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State before joining public service.
In a separate development, Governor Yusuf approved the appointment of Barrister Salisu Muhammad Tahir as Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice. Until his new role, Tahir was the Director of Public Prosecution at the ministry.
The Head of Service has been directed to complete all administrative processes to enable Barrister Tahir assume duty by Monday, September 29, 2025.
Governor Yusuf, while unveiling the new appointments, reiterated his administration’s commitment to competence, professionalism, and integrity in public service.
(Nigerian Tracker)