Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has announced the appointment of the former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, into the board of Kaduna Investment and Promotions Agency (KADIPA).
This was barely 24 hours after Sanusi was deposed as the Emir of Kano and banished over alleged disrespect to the governor and other authorities.
The appointment was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media & Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, and subsequently posted on the governor’s official Facebook Page.
According to the statement, Governor El-Rufai approved the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA which was established in 2015 and the new board members are: Her Excellency, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe (Chairman), His Highness, Muhammadu Sanusi II (Vice-Chairman), Balarabe Abbas Lawal (Secretary to the State Government), Bariatu Y. Mohammed (Head of Service), Jimi Lawal (Senior Adviser-Counsellor) and Aisha Dikko (Attorney-General of Kaduna State).
Others are: Idris Nyam (Commissioner, Business, Innovation & Technology), Fausat Ibikunle (Commissioner, Housing & Urban Development), Thomas Gyang (Commissioner, Planning & Budget Commission), Farida Dankaka (KACCIMA), Amal Hassan (Private Sector), Hafiz Bayero (MD, Kaduna Markets Development Company), Altine Jibrin (Director-General, KADGIS) and Umma Aboki (Executive Secretary, KADIPA)
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The statement said further: “Malam Nasir El-Rufai has appointed His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi II into the board of KADIPA. The appointment is part of the reconstitution of the board of KADIPA, which is statutorily chaired by the Deputy Governor, and has as internal members senior officials of the Kaduna State Government.
“Governor El-Rufai said that Kaduna State hopes to benefit from the profile, experience, intellect and networks of His Highness, Muhammad Sanusi, who before becoming Emir, had built a solid reputation in global financial circles. Malam Nasir El-Rufai said that Kaduna State is honoured to be able to call on the services of a man of such calibre to drive its development.
“The Governor also said that he is confident that the new board, which includes the most senior officers of the state will further propel KADIPA to greater success in attracting investments to Kaduna State. He disclosed that the external members have been carefully chosen to further reinforce the investment credentials of the state.”