Kano Governor Nominates Two Commissioner-Designates, Appoints New Solicitor-General

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has forwarded the names of two nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners, while also announcing the appointment of a new Solicitor-General for the state.

Commissioner Nominees

The nominees are:

• Barrister Abdulkarim Kabir Maude (40) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)-designate from Minjibir LGA, set to be conferred with the SAN title at the Supreme Court on Monday. A graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with an LLB (Hons.), Maude also holds advanced law degrees from Maryam Abacha American University of Niger and Bayero University Kano (BUK). He has over a decade of legal practice experience, previously served as Kano head of chambers in a top Nigerian law firm, and is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
• Dr. Aliyu Isa Aliyu (41) – An Associate Professor of Allied Mathematics, currently serving as Statistician-General/Director General of the Kano State Bureau of Statistics. Dr. Aliyu holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics (BUK), M.Sc. (Jordan University of Science and Technology), and Ph.D. (Firat University, Turkey). A former beneficiary of the Kwankwasiyya foreign scholarship, he has completed postdoctoral fellowships in China and Cyprus and has held academic roles at Federal University Dutse and North West University Kano. He also previously served as Financial Secretary of NNPP, Kano State Chapter.

New Solicitor-General

In a separate appointment, the governor named Barrister Salisu Muhammad Tahir as the new Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice. Tahir, who was formerly the Director of Public Prosecution, will officially assume duty on Monday.

Governor’s Assurance

According to a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Bature, Governor Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to competence, professionalism, and integrity in public service, noting that the appointments reflect his strategy to strengthen governance in Kano State.