el-Rufai Fires 20 Perm Secs, Makes New Appointments

Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai yesterday retired 20 permanent secretaries in the state civil service.
The governor said the decision was taken as part of government’s determination to cut costs, drive efficiency and improve service delivery.

A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan said the decision follows the streamlining of ministries in the state from 19 to 13, as part of efforts to free up resources to be used for providing schools, hospitals, roads and other public goods.
The governor also approved the appointment of Thomas Gyang as special adviser, Budget Monitoring and Price Intelligence Unit (BMPIU).
Mr. Gyang graduated in 1978 with a second-class upper degree in Quantity Surveying from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. A member of the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors, he has worked as a professional quantity surveyor for government, private organisations and individuals over a period of 35 years.
The governor who also named Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad Aminu as new chairman for the state’s Local Government Service Commission, approved the appointment of Mr. Ezekiel Baba Karik as executive secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
Those affected by the restructuring of the state ministries included, Isa Ismail, Hassan Mohammed, Ben Maitamaki, Abubakar S. Abdullahi, Ja’afar Sa’idu, Joshua Gambo Garba, Marcus H. Baba.