By Abdulsalam Muhammad

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has retained the Secretary to the State Government, Rabi’u Sulaiman Bichi in a gale of appointments announced Friday morning in Kano. The appointment was shortly after his inauguration. Bichi served the immediate past Governor, Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso in the same capacity.

In a statement he personally signed, Ganduje also appointed Alhaji Usman Bala Mohammed as his Principal Private Secretary. Ganduje also announced Muhammad Auwal Na’iya named the new Head of Service. The new Governor appointed the immediate past Director of Press to Kwankwaso, Baba Halilu Dantiye, mni, as Director-General, Media and Communications.

The statement announced Ameen K. Yassar as the Press Secretary to Governor Ganduje, while Bala Salihu would serve the Governor as Special Assistant, Print Media.