Kano Gov Yusuf exchanges blows, sacks SSG? fact rmerges

Abba Kabir Yusuf, the governor of Kano state, has denied the claims that he and Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, the secretary to the state government, exchanged blows and he sacked him.

According to Daily Trust, there had been reports on social media that the governor and the SSG were no longer on good terms, which had led to the physical exchange between the duo. It was also rumoured that the physical brawl led to the ill health of the SSG.

Recall that the SSG has been on medical leave in Saudi Arabia for several weeks now, which led to the directive that Abdullahi Musa, the head of the civil service, should continue to run the affairs of the office of the SSG in an acting capacity.

Following the development, reports have been circulated on social media, mostly from the opposition party, that the Kano governor and the SSG had a fallout since the senior special assistant to the governor was arrested.

The SSG was allegedly caught siphoning palliative (foodstuffs) and changing their sacks to be sold in the open market.

According to the rumour, the SSG nominated the SSA, and the public prosecution led to a bitter complaint by the governor, which eventually led to the brawl.

In his reaction to the rumour, Governor Yusuf, on Tuesday, January 1, after the inauguration of the newly appointed permanent secretaries, said his government never sacked the SSG, nor did he have any misunderstanding with him.

His comment reads in part:

“Someone was saying that he was there when we engaged in two fighting. This is the highest level of ignorance but we pray God should relieve them.

“SSG is still there in his position unshakable and we are thankful to him for the kind of contributions he gave and hope when he returns, he sustained the tempo."