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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