#TrackNigeria: Governor Nasir El-Rufai has directed political appointees in Kaduna state to resign by 30th April 2019.According to a statement signed by Samuel Aruwan,Senior Special Assistant to the Governor (Media & Publicity) the governor has directed all appointed to submit their letters of resignation on the said date.
According to Aruwan, “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.”
The statement which also contains the list of those expected to tender their resignation letters reads thus:
“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.
“A government notice issued in Kaduna State stated that Malam Nasir El-Rufai
has thanked all political appointees for their contributions and service to the
state during his first-term. 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 LIST:
“The government notice specified that the
following appointees are expected to comply with the directive:
• All Commissioners in the State Executive Council,
• All Permanent Secretaries,
• Special Advisers,
• Directors-General, Executive Secretaries, Managing Directors, General
Managers and other Heads of Agencies,
• Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants and Technical Assistants to the
Governor, other than the Kashim Ibrahim Fellows.
“Excluded from compliance with this directive are full-time Commissioners of
certain State Executive bodies who retain their tenured appointments in the
following agencies:
i. Fiscal Responsibility Commission
ii. Civil Service Commission
iii. Judicial Service Commission
iiii. Assembly Service Commission
v. The State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM)
vi. The Peace Commission
vii. Public Procurement Authority
viii. Water Regulatory Authority
“Due to recent adjustments in roles within the government, the occupants of and
recent appointees into the following offices are also exempted from the
directive to resign:
a. Commissioner of Finance
b. Principal Private Secretary
c. Accountant-General
d. Special Adviser, Intergovernmental Relations
e. Managing Director, Kaduna Markets Development Company
f. Managing Director, Kaduna Investment and Finance Company, and
g. Any other political appointee sworn-in or appointed to their current role
within the last six months.”
