Political observers described the cabinet reshuffle as a step by Governor Abba Yusuf to assert control over his administration.
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On Sunday, the governor directed the affected commissioners to ensure a smooth handover before the close of office hours on Tuesday. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Baffa is a former chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities at Bayero University, Kano. He became prominent during the 1 January 2012 protest against former President Goodluck Jonathan’s attempt to remove fuel subsidies. He was later appointed as an aide to former Minister of Education Adamu Adamu and later headed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2 August 2016.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians.
However, Mr Kofar-Mata was alleged to have supervised the disbursement of a huge part of the funds without the approval of Governor Yusuf. The anti-corruption agency said only 418 students were sent abroad despite the release of a substantial part of the programme’s budget. The agency later said it had recovered over N700 million from the alleged fraud.
Political observers said the cabinet reshuffle is a step by the governor towards asserting control over his administration, especially with the scrapping of the office of the Chief of Staff, which Mr Kwankwaso allegedly used to monitor the governor’s activities.
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