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El-Rufai wields the big knife, sacks all political appointees

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Femi Adi / Kaduna

New Kaduna state Governor, Malam Nasir El’Rufai has dissolved boards of parastatals and agencies in the State .

He has also sacked all political appointees, including chief executives that are not civil servants.

In a statement signed by Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Secretary to the State Government, all sole administrators of all the 23 local councils and the secretaries of the development areas appointed by previous administrations were also sacked.

According to the statement, Special advisers and assistants have equally been fired

In the statement, government also directed asked the most senior officials of all parastatals and agencies to take charge until further instructions are issued.

It further said all security agents and all public servants have been advised to treat any of the affected persons who purports to still be in office as a trespasser indulging in unauthorised entry.

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