Kano State governor, Umar Ganduje, has sacked the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in the state, Engr Mu’azu Magaji.
Newsmen gathered that Magaji had made an utterances against the person of late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari.
A statement by the state government on Saturday said, “H.E
@GovUmarGanduje has relieved the appointment of the Commissioner for
Works and Infrastructure, Engr Mu’azu Magaji, with immediate effect.
“Following his unguarded utterances against the person of late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari.”
Special Assistant to President Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, had
earlier tweeted, “I am really disappointed and pained by the Kano State
Commissioner for Works, Engr Muazu Magaji’s remarks on Mallam Abba
Kyari’s demise.
“The commissioner was seen publicly celebrating the death on his
Facebook page. I hope @KanoStateNG and @GovUmarGanduje will call him to
order.”