Uba Sani makes 34 new appointments across key Kaduna agencies

Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has announced the appointment of 34 individuals into key government boards, agencies and advisory positions in the state.

A statement issued on Sunday by Ibraheem Musa, chief press secretary to the governor, described the appointments as a move to bring “innovative and resourceful professionals” into the state’s socio-economic and political re-engineering process.

The appointments cut across the education, media, environmental management, and vocational training sectors, among others.

Among the new appointees is Suwaiba Shehu Ibrahim who has been named executive ehairman of the Kaduna State Senior Secondary Schools Education Board.

Ibrahim previously served as permanent secretary, teachers service board, and lectured at Kaduna State University.

Other appointments to the education board include Nita Byack George, Monday Tela Bako, Aliyu Haruna Ahmed, and Aliyu Ibrahim as permanent members, while Muhammad Kabir Uthman will serve as secretary.

At the Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development, Phoebe Sukai Yayia and Muhammad Sulaiman were appointed deputy provosts for the Samarun Kataf and Soba campuses, respectively, while Abdullahi Kabir will serve as registrar.

In the media sector, El-Said Yakubu Lere was named chairman of the Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC), with Zakari Aliyu Ahmed as executive director.

Lere, a veteran journalist, was formerly executive director (Radio) of KSMC and the founder of Liberty Radio Kaduna.

The governor also appointed Gambo Mathew Bulus as chairman of the Kaduna State Agricultural Development Agency (KADA); Lawal Usman as chairman of the Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board; and  Suleiman Ibrahim as general manager of the Kaduna State Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA).

Other appointees include Usman Umar as executive director (corporate services), Kaduna Mining Development Company Ltd; Abdulrauf Atiku as special adviser on legal matters; and Murjanatu Sulaiman Shika as special adviser on vocational training and skills development.

The list also features several senior and special assistants covering portfolios such as citizenship and leadership, emergency management, job creation, humanitarian affairs, and public relations.

They are Timothy Chindo, senior special assistant on emergency management; Abdullahi A.U. Ladan, special assistant on citizenship and leadership I; Yusuf Umar Garkuwa, senior special assistant on citizenship and leadership II; Aaron Bako, senior special assistant on citizenship and leadership III.

Others are Sulaiman Abubakar Kinkinau, senior special assistant on research, documentation and strategy II; Binta Muhammad, senior special assistant on public relations; Francis A. Sani (Zimbo), senior special assistant on industrial training and development; and Abdullahi Muhammad Sani (Lema), as senior special assistant on special duties IV.

Augustine Beguwa was named senior special assistant on job creation; Salamatu Saleh Kida will serve as senior special assistant on humanitarian affairs; Yusuf Aliyu Ahmed as senior special assistant on special duties; Abubakar Aliyu, senior special assistant on stakeholder relations II.

Atang Musa Danjuma will serve as special assistant on citizenship and leadership, while Nasir Aliyu Baban Yaya has been appointed special assistant on support groups III.

Zainab Sani Giwa will serve as special assistant on special duties IV, and Yusuf Usman has been named special assistant on support groups IV. Dogara Unyem completes the list as special assistant on support groups V.

Sani, while congratulating the new appointees, urged them to regard their appointments as a call to service and to discharge their duties with diligence, fairness, and humility.

“I urge you to approach your new assignments with total commitment, diligence, fairness, and humility,” Sani said.

The appointments are part of ongoing efforts by the Kaduna state government to strengthen institutions and enhance service delivery across key sectors.