Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has approved the indefinite suspension of four of his aides, with the decision taking effect immediately.
Naijaonpoint reports that the development was made known in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim.
The statement was released to journalists through the Public Relations Officer in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Ismaila Ibrahim.
The affected officials are Abbas Makama, who served as Senior Special Assistant on Flood Control I; Salisu Muhammad, also known as Rosy Auyo, who was Special Assistant on Entrepreneurship; Ibrahim Yunusa, Special Assistant on Basic Education Monitoring III; and Umar Abdulkadir, popularly called Alhaji Bullet Auyo, who served as Special Assistant on Cluster Farming.
According to the statement, the suspension takes immediate effect. However, the state government did not provide details on the reasons behind the action.
But according to reports, the decision may be linked to recent allegations involving some members of the ruling party over activities believed to be against party interests.
The suspensions come shortly after the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly took disciplinary action in Auyo Local Government Area. The party had suspended a serving member of the House of Representatives along with six other party officials over allegations connected to anti-party activities.
Although the state government has not officially linked the suspended aides to the party dispute, the timing of the action has sparked speculation that the development may not be unrelated to the ongoing political issues within the APC in the area.
