Drama as Governor Ganduje’s aides fight over office space

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- The media aides to Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano state are fighting over office space

- The fight ensued between Ganduje's special adviser on new media, Salihu Yakasai and the director general, media strategy, Aminu Yassar.

- Yakasai said it would be foolish of him to vacate his former office Yassar

There was a mild drama on Tuesday, February 27, at Kano state government house as special adviser to Governor Umar Ganduje on new media, Salihu Yakasai, said it would be foolhardy of him to vacate his former office for the director general, media strategy, Aminu Yassar, a junior officer.

Vanguard reports that Yakasai, who was elevated to his current position on February 6, explained that in the hierarchy of government, adviser remained the most senior, saying: “it is equivalent to a commissioner, while the Director General is equivalent to a permanent secretary.”

NAIJ.com gathered that Ganduje had on February 6, reshuffled his media team, elevating Yakasai, the former director general, media, replacing him with his former chief press secretary, Yassar.

Since the shuffle, a cold war had developed between Yassar and his former boss, Yakasai, over the control of official facility of the director general.

He said: “Any office can be assigned to any official; it is at the discretion of the government and, as I said, it was assigned to me; I didn’t forcibly take it. “It is not my father’s property. If, today, I am directed to vacate it, before you say I will be out of there.

“I was elevated to the position of special adviser to the governor on new media, and I remain an integral part of the governor’s media team.

“In the course of my duties since my appointment about two years ago, I have maintained a cordial relationship with all my team and still do, and we will continue to work together to create awareness around the activities of the governor.”

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Monday, February 12, assured President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of getting up to five million votes from the state in the 2019 presidential election.

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