Former INEC boss Jega gets new appointment

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has appointed a former
chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Attahiru Jega, to chair a committee for the establishment of Yusuf
Maitama Sule Centre for the Advancement of Politics and Democratic
Governance in Kano.

The state government said it is establishing the centre as a
tribute to the contributions of late Maitama Sule, to political and
democratic development in the north and Nigeria in general.

According to the governor, the centre will be used for research
and scholarly discourse for the advancement of politics and
democratic governance.

A statement by the state Commissioner of information, Muhammad
Garba, revealed that members of the 15-man committee include Mamman
Nasir, a former President of the Court of Appeal; (Galadiman
Katsina), Bashir Tofa, a former presidential candidate, Mustapha
Ahmad (Vice Chancellor, Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Shehu Musa
Alhaji (Vice Chancellor, Kano State University of Science and
Technology), Sule Bello and Dahiru Yahaya.

Others are Mansur Ahmed, Tajuddeen Dantata, Ibrahim Haruna,
Muhtari Hassan, Muhtari Maitama and representative of Kano Emirate
Council while Office of the Secretary to the State Government will
provide the secretary for the committee.

Following the death July last year of the two-time minister and
former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,
Governor Ganduje renamed the state-owned university as Yusuf
Maitama Sule University and the street where his residence is
located as Yusuf Maitama Sule Road in his honour.

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has appointed a former
chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
Attahiru Jega, to chair a committee for the establishment of Yusuf
Maitama Sule Centre for the Advancement of Politics and Democratic
Governance in Kano.

The state government said it is establishing the centre as a
tribute to the contributions of late Maitama Sule, to political and
democratic development in the north and Nigeria in general.

According to the governor, the centre will be used for research
and scholarly discourse for the advancement of politics and
democratic governance.

A statement by the state Commissioner of information, Muhammad
Garba, revealed that members of the 15-man committee include Mamman
Nasir, a former President of the Court of Appeal; (Galadiman
Katsina), Bashir Tofa, a former presidential candidate, Mustapha
Ahmad (Vice Chancellor, Yusuf Maitama Sule University), Shehu Musa
Alhaji (Vice Chancellor, Kano State University of Science and
Technology), Sule Bello and Dahiru Yahaya.

Others are Mansur Ahmed, Tajuddeen Dantata, Ibrahim Haruna,
Muhtari Hassan, Muhtari Maitama and representative of Kano Emirate
Council while Office of the Secretary to the State Government will
provide the secretary for the committee.

Following the death July last year of the two-time minister and
former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,
Governor Ganduje renamed the state-owned university as Yusuf
Maitama Sule University and the street where his residence is
located as Yusuf Maitama Sule Road in his honour.