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Governor El-Rufai fires all political appointees in Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, on Tuesday, April 16, sacked all political appointees in his government as he starts preparations for the selection of new officials ahead of his second term in office.
It was reported that El-Rufai directed all political appointees in the state to submit their letters of resignation on or before April 30, 2019.
According to the report, after the resignations, the governor would exercise his constitutionally-derived powers to decide on who among them to re-appoint.
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It was learnt that the time frame for the resignation would afford the state finance ministry adequate time to compute severance payments and reconcile any liabilities.
The directive from the governor shows that each notice of resignation must be submitted along with a handover note signed by the political appointee on behalf of the portfolio he held.
The directive adds that all the resignation letters should be properly addressed to the governor’s principal private secretary.
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