The Kano State Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Nura Muhammad Dankadai, has tendered his resignation, disregarding the directive of Governor Abdullahi Gnaduje.
Dankadai is one of the three Commissioners whom Ganduje asked not to leave his cabinet.
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Ten Commissioners had notified the governor of their intention to step down in order to contest elective positions in 2023.
But while the governor accepted the resignation of seven of them, he asked three, including Dankadai, to continue working.
However, Dankadai flouted the directive and handed the affairs of the ministry to its Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Auwalu Umar Sanda, on Wednesday.
The Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Sulaiman A. Dederi, who confirmed this in a press release after a brief handover ceremony, said “The Permanent Secretary, while accepting the position, thanked the outgoing commissioner and all staff of the ministry for their commitment, and promised to work closely with all staff of the ministry and adopt on open-door policy to achieve the desired goals.”
When Daily Trust further contacted the PRO for comment based on the governor’s directive, he said the commissioner decided not to continue with his work despite the rejection of his resignation.
“The commissioner said he will not continue and rejected what the governor has said. He said he is done with the position of commissioner and will not come back. That is why he proceeded and handed over to the Permanent Secretary,” Dederi said.
Daily Trust reports that Dankade is nursing the ambition to oust the current Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, as the representative of Doguwa/Tudunwada constituency at the green chambers. Doguwa is an ally of the state governor.
