By; FUNMI ADERINTO, Kaduna
Governor Nasir el-Rufai has approved the following political appointments of Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu as Chief of Staff. Dr. Shehu Usman Muhammad as Counsellor (Political) and Jamila Haruna as Special Assistant- Intergovernmental Relations.
According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor (Media & Commission) Muyiwa Adekeye, December 29, 2022, said Muhammad Bashir Saidu returns as Chief of Staff after serving as Commissioner of Finance since April 2019.
He joined the government in 2015 as Commissioner of Local Government and was first appointed as Chief of Staff in December 2016.
Dr. Shehu Usman Muhammad has previously served as a permanent secretary and as commissioner in the ministries of Education and Local Government.
Jamila Haruna graduated with a degree in Economics in 2009 and earned an MBA in Human Resources Management in 2016. She has worked in logistics and as a staff of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative.
The appointments are with effect from December 28, 2022.
