Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has forwarded the names of two nominees to the House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners and members of the executive council.
A statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Saturday named the nominees as Barrister Abdulkarim Kabir Maude, a SAN-designate from Minjibir Local Government Area, and Dr. Aliyu Isa Aliyu, an Associate Professor of Allied Mathematics.
The statement noted that Maude, who is set to have his investiture as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria at the Supreme Court tomorrow, is a 40-year-old “promising, charismatic and ingenious lawyer who graduated with a degree in Law from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.”
It added: “He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of Nigeria.
“Barr. Maude has versatile experience that cuts across office administration, court proceedings, client relations, legal drafting, corporate practice and property management.
“He served as the Kano head of chamber of a famous law firm in Nigeria and has been practising for over a decade.
”He holds an LLM in International Economic Law from Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, a Master’s in Business Commercial Law from Bayero University, Kano, a BL from the Nigerian Law School, Abuja, and an LLB (Hons.) from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Aliyu is said to have “extensive academic and administrative experience.”
According to the statement, he obtained his B.Sc. in Mathematics from Bayero University Kano, M.Sc. in Mathematics from the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Firat University in Turkey.
It said: “Dr. Aliyu began his academic career at the Federal University Dutse in 2014, rising through the ranks to become a Senior Lecturer and later Associate Professor at North West University, Kano.
“He enriched his expertise as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sun Yat-Sen University in China and as an Associate Adjunct Researcher at the Near East University in Cyprus.
”Since 2023, he has been serving as the Statistician-General/ Director General of Kano State Bureau of Statistics.
“A 41 year old Dr. Aliyu is one of the global leading researchers in mathematics and is among the beneficiaries of the Kwankwasiyya foreign scholarship.
“He also served as the Financial Secretary of the NNPP, Kano State Chapter.”
In a separate development, the governor has approved the appointment of Barrister Salisu Muhammad Tahir as the new Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice.
Until his appointment, he served as the Director of Public Prosecution at the state Ministry of Justice, where he distinguished himself in service delivery.
The statement revealed that the Head of Service has been directed to ensure all administrative processes are concluded for his formal assumption of duty by Monday.
It added: “As he injects young and energetic new cabinet members, Governor Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the enthronement of competence, professionalism, and integrity in public service.”
