Hours after his father was fired as Wazirin Bauchi, commissioner of Cooperatives and SME development in Bauchi StateSa’adatu Kirfi has announced his resignation from the country’s executive council.
His father, Bello Kirfi, is one of the most influential politicians in the country. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Shehu Shagari administration. Mr. Kirfi was sacked by the Bauchi Emirate Council for alleged disloyalty to the state’s Governor, Bala Mohammed.
In a letter to the governor, Mrs. Kirfi thanked him for giving her the opportunity to serve in the administration.
“Your Excellency, I humbly apologize as a member of the Bauchi State Executive Council and Commissioner of the Ministry of Cooperatives and SME Development, Bauchi State directly.”
“I want to thank the Executive Governor for giving me the opportunity to serve my country in your administration,” the letter said.
In addition, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Local Government Affairs, Haruna Guyaba, resigned from his post on Wednesday afternoon.
“It is with great gratitude to the will of Allah (SWT) and great gratitude to His Excellency Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (Kauran Bauchi) that I resign as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on local government affairs from Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
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“On behalf of myself, my family, friends, supporters and well-wishers, I would like to express my personal appreciation to His Excellency Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed for finding me worthy of being appointed to the position of SSA Local Government Affairs. This is a great honor for me,” he said.
Although the reason for his resignation was not stated in his resignation letter, it is believed that he did so because of the dismissal of Mr. Kirfi, who is Sa’adatu’s father and Mr. Guyaba’s godfather.
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