Gov Yusuf sacks Kano commissioner, adviser for threatening judges

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday, September 15, 2023, sacked the state Commissioner of Lands and Physical Planning, Adamu Kibiya, and the Special Adviser on Youth Development, Aliyu Yusuf-Imma.

The two officials had in a viral video disparaged Vice President Kashim Shettima and threatened to kill judges of the Kano State governorship election petition tribunal if they upturned the election of Yusuf.

The sacked officials made the threats on Thursday, September 14, after a special prayer by supporters of the governor for the tribunal judgement to be in their favour.

The viral video had attracted condemnation across the country with some calling for the arrest and prosecution of the commissioner and special adviser.

The governor, however, distanced himself from the “unguarded utterances”, according to the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Baba Halilu-Dantiye.

The commissioner, while speaking at a press conference in Kano on Friday, said the governor sacked the two officials with immediate effect.

“Kano State Government has respect for Vice President Kashim Shettima and the judiciary; henceforth no government official should talk on any issue outside his ministry or agency,” Halilu-Dantiye said.

He urged the people of Kano State to be law-abiding and respect the rule of law.

The Star