AS KHA endorses list: Shekarau appoints sole administrators for Kano LGs
By ABDULLAHI ADAMU & ALIYU YUSUF

BARELY hours after the Kano state House of Assembly has approved the nomination of sole administrators for the state’s 44 local government councils, the state’s executive governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has also approved the appointment and posting of the sole administrators.
Eairlier, the Kano state House of Assembly has approved the nomination of the sole administrators for all the 44 local government councils of the state during its special session.
This, according to the Speaker of the House, Hon. Balarabe Sa’idu Gani, was as a result of the letter sent to the House by the state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, with reference number: GHS/A/1/X, requesting the House to screen the names of the nominees.
The Speaker added that Section 58(a) of the Kano State Local Government Law No 3 2004 rests power on the state governor to appoint sole administrators for the local government councils of the state.
Based on that, the Speaker explained, the House agreed to hold a session yesterday despite the fact that the House is on recess. The Speaker made reference to some sections of the House rule that allow them to hold such emergency sessions when a matter of urgent concern arises.
The House, according to Hon. Gani, has during its Committee of the ‘’Whole House” session unanimously resolved to approve the names of the 44 nominees for appointment as sole administrators of the council areas.
A list of the appointees made available to Weekend Triumph in a press release issued and signed by the Governor’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Alhaji Sule Yau Sule revealed the names of the sole administrators, their local government of origin, place of work and they local council they have been assigned to as follow:
 S/N NAME LOCAL GOVT OF ORIGIN PLACE OF WORK LOCAL GOVT. ASSIGNED
1. Safiyanu Muhd Gafasa Ajingi Water Board, Abuja Dawakin Tofa
2. Abdulkadir Mangari Albasu K.U.T Wudil Shanono
3. Ibrahim Nasir Bagwai FCE, Kano Tofa
4. Tukur Rabi'u Bebeji Ministry of Education Doguwa
5. Garba Usman Bichi Bichi KASCO Gwale
6. Yusuf Ibrahim Bunkure B.U.K. Bebeji
7. Isma'ila A. Muhammad Dala Audit Dept Minjibir
8. Muhammad M. Ahmad Dambatta Ministry of Local Govt Kibiya
9. Lirwanu Hussaini D/Kudu KASCO Kabo
10. Idris Abdullahi D/Tofa D/Tofa Teachers Board Karaye
11. Rabi'u Aliyu Doguwa Doguwa G & C Board Dala
12. Muhd Jamilu Suleiman Fagge Ministry of Health Nassarawa
13. Sani Dawaki Gabasawa Ministry of Transport Fagge
14. Sule Sani Gaya Gaya Ministry of Local Govt. D/Kudu
15. Abba Ibrahim Garko Garko L. G. Audit Warawa
16. Umar Musa G/Babba Garun Malam CAS Tarauni
17. Umar Muhd Kankan Gezawa Federal Min.. Of
Water Resources Sumaila
18. Mukhtar Suleiman Gwale Gwale FGC, Kano Kura
19. Kabiru Ahmad Gwarzo Sa'adatu Rimi Collage of
Educt. Rimin Gado
20. Ya'u Muhd Durum Kabo Min. of Lands T/Wada
21. Balarabe Hassan Karaye Dep Gov's Office Gezawa
22 Yusuf Musa Kibiya Kibiya Teachers Board Bichi
23. Baffa Sa'id Kiru Kiru HOD/Agric Municipal Dambatta
24. Nasiru Iliyasu Kumbotso PHCN (NEPA) G/Mallam
25. Abdullahi Maigari Kuchi Ministry of Justice Albasu
26. Suleiman Salisu Kura WRECA Rano
27. Hashim Abubakar Madobi FCE, Kano Bagwai
28. Muhd Sani Koguna Makoda KNUPDA Bunkure
29. Ali Wada Minjibir Ministry of Local Govt. Makoda
30. Muhd Umar Kwalli Municipal Ministry of Works Wudil
31. Sani Sule Nassarawa CAS Ungogo
32. Ubale Rano Rano Ministry of health Madobi
33. Ibrahim Malami Rimin Gado Ministry of Environ. Municipal
34. Bala Abdu Rogo Rogo Housing Gabasawa
35. Lawan Danbala Shanono Ministry of Local
Government Gwarzo
36. Atiku Abdallah Sumaila Cabinet Office Ajingi
37. Garba Danyaro Kachako Takai Ministry of Local Govt. Kumbotso
38. Yusuf Abba Ibrahim Tarauni Ministry of Education Gaya
39. Garba Muhd Tofa Tofa B.U.K Takai
40. Ado Abba Tudun Wada Ministry of Local Govt. Kunchi
41. Dr. Dayyabu Tsanyawa Tsanyawa Ministry of Health Garko
42. Wakili Baba Ungogo Ministry of Local Govt. Rogo
43. Ibrahim Abdulkadir Warawa Deputy Gov's Office Kiru
44. Baffa Sani Wudil Ministry of Education Tsanyawa

The swearing-in of the above named Sole Administrators would take place on Sunday 7th January, 2007 by 11:00 am prompt at Africa House, Government House, Kano.