BY SALIU SALIU
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has sacked his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, over his unguarded comments which are seen as being at variance with the position of the All Progressives Congress government.
Commissioner for Information in the state, Mohammed Garba, who disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday, said Tanko-Yakassai’s removal from office was with immediate effect.
According to him, the media aide has failed to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public concern and therefore cannot be allowed to continue to serve in a government he does not believe in.
The statement said the governor also warned political appointees and public servants to guard against making statements capable of drawing superfluous controversy.
Garba reaffirmed the commitment of Governor Ganduje to the policies and programmes of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
THE POINT had reported that the younger Yakasai might be preparing for another suspension by his Principal, following his comment, on Friday, that the APC administration at all levels had failed Nigerians in the area of protecting lives and property.
Tanko-Yakassai’s comment came moments after the news of the abduction involving female students of Government Secondary School, in Jangebe, Zamfara State, broke.
In a post on his verified Twitter handle, Ganduje’s spokesperson described the insecurity situation under the APC government as a shame and also called on the government to deal with terrorists decisively or resign.
“Clearly, we as APC government, at all levels, have failed Nigerians in the number 1 duty we were elected to do which is to secure lives & properties. Not a single day goes by without some sort of insecurity in this land. This is a shame! Deal with terrorists decisively or resign,” he tweeted.
Recall that the media aide to the Kano Governor had criticised President Muhammadu Buhari during the #EndSARS protest last October, for failing to address Nigerians.
His principal suspended him for unguarded utterances, having accused the President of lacking empathy for Nigerians but reinstated him after two weeks.
