Yero Reshuffles Cabinet, Maintains Yakowa’s Commissioners

Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero

By SaharaReporters, New York

Kaduna State Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, has re-shuffled his cabinet, and to the surprise of watchers of Kaduna politics, resisted the pressure to sack commissioners he inherited from late Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, SaharaReporters has learned.

A close associate of the governor said the governor took the action in the spirit of fairness, justice and stability of the State and to reassure the people of Southern Kaduna who harbor fears of marginalization.

According to the source, Yero has kept the offices of Commissioner of Finance, Justice and Health in the hands of Southern Kaduna Christians, and also given Local Government to another Southern Kaduna person.

“Even Yakowa did not appoint a Commissioner of Finance outside Southern Kaduna,” he said.  “When he picked the present governor as Deputy Governor, he gave the office of Commissioner of Finance to John Ayuba from Southern Kaduna. And he dissolved the cabinet of Namadi Sambo but Yero has left them for about five months, and did not dissolve them but just re-shuffled.”

The full reshufflement as obtained by SaharaReporters is as follows:

-Dr. Ibrahim Ramalan Giwa from Agriculture to Science and Technology
-Gambo Lawal from Commerce to Culture and Tourism
-Suleiman Ibrahim from Culture and Tourism to Local Government
-Timothy B. Gandu from Economic Planning to Commerce
-Mohammed Usman Education to Education
-Zakaria J. Shamaki from Environment to Inter-governmental
-Dr. John Ayuba from Finance to Water Resources
-Pharm. Turaki Z. Kalik from Health to Poverty Alleviation
-Saidu Adamu from Information to Information
-Barr. Jonathan K. Adamu from Justice to Justice
-Sani Aminu Mohammed from Lands and Surveys to Youth and Sport
-Arc. Isa Idris Umar from Rural and Com. Dev to Lands and Surveys
-Bashir Ibrahim Sakadadi from Science and Tech to Agriculture
-Sunday M. Katung from Water Resources to Finance
-Engr. Suleiman Y. Richifa from Works and Transport to Works and Transport
-Alhaji Nazifi Mohammed from Youth and Sport to Rural and Com. Dev
-Nasiru Aliyu Damau from Inter-governmental to Chieftaincy Affairs
-Halima Saidu Labo from Special Duties to Special Duties
-Felix M. Gimba from Special Duties to Special Duties
-Pharm. Patrick S. Maigari from Special Duties to Health
Hon. Ali Kalat Special Duties to Special Duties
-Maria Dogo from Women Affairs to Women Affairs
-David Audu Chatjok new Commissioner posted to Environment