BREAKING: Commissioner Defies Ganduje’s Resignation Order, Hands Over To Perm Sec

The Kano State Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Nura Muhammad Dankadai, has tendered his resignation, despite the directive of Governor Abdullahi Gnaduje.

TRIXX NG learnt that Dankadai is one of the three Commissioners whom Ganduje asked not to leave his cabinet.

The governor had accepted the resignation of four out of seven Commissioners who notified their intention to step down in order to contest elective positions in 2023.

However, Dankadai flouted the directive and handed the affairs of the ministry to its Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Auwalu Umar Sanda, on Wednesday.

The Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Sulaiman A. Dederi, who confirmed this in a press release after a brief handover ceremony, said “The Permanent Secretary, while accepting the position, thanked the outgoing commissioner and all staff of the ministry for their commitment, and promised to work closely with all staff of the ministry and adopt on open-door policy to achieve the desired goals.”

When Daily Trust further contacted the PRO for comment based on the governor’s directive, he said the commissioner decided not to continue with his work despite the rejection of his resignation.

“The commissioner said he will not continue and rejected what the governor has said. He said he is done with the position of commissioner and will not come back. That is why he proceeded and handed over to the Permanent Secretary,” Dederi said.

Dankade is nursing the ambition to oust the current Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, as the representative of Doguwa/Tudunwada constituency at the green chambers. Doguwa is an ally of the state governor.