Ganduje Re-Appoints Muhuyi Magaji As Chairman Of Anti-Graft Agency

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has renewed the appointment of  Barr. Muhuyi Magaji Rimigado for a second term, as Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission

The governor in the renewal letter expressed satisfaction with the achievements recorded during his first term in office, as Executive Chairman of the State Anti Graft Agency.

This was contained in a statement issued by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Abba Anwar on Wednesday and sent to Solacebase.

‘’As the tenure comes to an end next month and by virtue of the Law establishing the Commission, this development of tenure extension, makes his tenure abridged leaving no vacuum in between, ‘’said the statement.

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“It is important to know that the Chairman was able to steer the Commission in the right direction, to become a subnational example of both Ombudsman as well as anti-corruption agency in the country,” the governor said in the statement.

Barrister Rimingado, according to the governor, was instrumental in reshaping and redirecting the state anti-graft body to be more visible and people-centred. “As we don’t interfere in its activities, the Commission performed wonderfully well during the first tenure of Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado,” Ganduje appreciated.

Governor Ganduje maintains that his administration appreciates the efforts of  “Barrister Rimingado’s led public complaints and Anti-corruption commission in the services renders to the public more especially in the areas of dispute settlement, protection of human rights as well as recoveries of funds, particularly to the most vulnerable people in the society at no cost. This shows how patriotic and committed he is to the development of the state and the nation at large.”

He promised to continue with the good policy of his administration of zero interference with the Commission’s activities under it’s Law as clearly manifested in its 5 years performance under his administration.

Ganduje charged the Chairman to redouble his effort to continue to serve the state and the nation at large, adding that “Modern way of the Commission’s performance will be in place to serve the state better. All in line with the global best practice.”