Nasir el-Rufai, governor of
Kaduna state, has offered Hadiza Balarabe, his running mate in the 2019
governorship election, a new appointment.
The governor on Thursday appointed
Balarabe as his senior adviser-counsel, according to a statement from Samuel
Aruwan, his spokesman.
The statement said the
appointment, which is with immediate effect, will put her at “the heart of the
(state) government”.
Balarabe is the current executive
secretary of the state Primary Health Care Development Agency.
“In the new function, Dr.
Balarabe is expected to work from Government House, overseeing key agencies,
reporting to the Governor like the State Pensions Board, KADGIS and KASUPDA,
advising the governor on matters of human capital development, and
understudying him and the Deputy Governor in all aspects of governance,” the
statement read.
“As Senior Adviser-Counsellor she
will be at the heart of government, attending meetings of the State Executive
and Security Councils.
“This new responsibility places
her within the second echelon of the government, next to the two elected
leaders of the executive branch.
“She will join other senior
officials to drive the policy and governance aspirations of the government in
the remaining crucial months of the current mandate.”
The statement added that Balarabe
will, in the new role, attend all meetings and activities in the governor’s
office, and perform other assigned responsibilities.
“Dr. Hadiza Balarabe is the first
woman to join the second echelon (of the Kaduna state government) since Hadiza
Bala Usman, Governor El-Rufai’s first chief of staff, left to take up the
leadership of the Nigerian Ports Authority,” it added.
“The new appointment is expected
to further expose this accomplished medical doctor and public health expert to
the entire workings of the Kaduna State Government.”
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