Ahead of his May 29 inauguration
for a second term, Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has directed
all political appointees in the state to submit their letters of resignation by
30th April, 2019.
A statement issued by Samuel
Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, stated
that each notice of resignation must be submitted along with a handover note,
signed by the political appointee on behalf of the MDA or office to which he or
she had been appointed.
The statement explained, “As he
commences selecting the team for his second-term in office, Governor Nasir
El-Rufai has directed all political appointees to submit letters of resignation
by 30th April 2019.
“The governor will exercise his
constitutional prerogative to decide on re-appointments while giving the Kaduna
State Ministry of Finance adequate time to compute severance payments and
reconcile any liabilities.
“According to the directive, each
notice of resignation must be submitted along with a handover note, signed by
the political appointee on behalf of the MDA or office to which he or she had
been appointed. All resignation letters should be properly addressed to the
Principal Private Secretary.”
El-Rufai thanked all the
political appointees for their contributions and service to the state during
his first-term.
The statement added, “As he
constitutes the team that will assist him in his second-term, the governor said
he expects the process to be enriched by the handover notes from the political
appointees, and the report of the Transition Committee headed by the Deputy
Governor-elect, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe.”
The notice specified that all
Commissioners in the State Executive Council, all Permanent Secretaries and
Special Advisers are affected with the directive.
Others are: Directors-General,
Executive Secretaries, Managing Directors, General Managers and other Heads of
Agencies as well as Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants and Technical
Assistants to the Governor, other than the Kashim Ibrahim.
Excluded from compliance with
this directive, according to the statement, are: full-time Commissioners of
certain State Executive bodies who retain their tenured appointments in Fiscal
Responsibility Commission, Civil Service Commission and Judicial Service
Commission.
Others are: Assembly Service
Commission, the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) the Peace
Commission, Public Procurement Authority and Water Regulatory Authority.
“Due to recent adjustments in
roles within the government, Commissioner of Finance, Principal Private
Secretary, Accountant-General and Special Adviser, Intergovernmental Relations
are exempted from the directive.
“Others are Managing Director,
Kaduna Markets Development Company, Managing Director, Kaduna Investment and
Finance Company, and any other political appointee sworn-in or appointed to
their current role within the last six months,” the statement read in part.
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