Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has dismissed two Senior Special Assistants over misconduct, one of them for his role in securing the bail of a notorious drug baron.
In a statement issued on Saturday by the Press Secretary to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Musa Tank Muhammad, the governor approved the sack after reviewing separate investigative committee reports that found the aides guilty of wrongdoing.
Those affected are Abubakar Umar Sharada, Senior Special Assistant on Political Mobilisation, and Tasiu Adamu Al’amin Roba, Senior Special Assistant, Cabinet Office.
According to the statement, Sharada was identified as “the mastermind of the bail of a dangerous drug baron, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu.” The committee that investigated the matter confirmed his role, noting that “his culpability was established through his own testimony before the panel.”
A letter issued on Friday, August 8, 2025, directed Sharada to hand over all government property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary, Research, Evaluation and Political Affairs (REPA), in the Office of the SSG, by Monday, August 11, 2025.
He was also warned against presenting himself as a public officer under the current administration.
Roba, on the other hand, was removed from office over his arrest in 2024 for rebagging palliative grains at a warehouse in Sharada. He has since been charged in court with theft and criminal conspiracy for allegedly diverting public assets.
He too has been ordered to return all government property, including his identity card, by August 11, 2025, and to stop identifying himself as a government official.
In the same statement, the government announced that Hon. Musa Ado Tsamiya, Special Adviser on Drainages, had been cleared of all allegations against him. “An investigative committee has exonerated him of all allegations, affirming his innocence,” it said.
Governor Yusuf used the occasion to restate his administration’s zero-tolerance policy on corruption, warning all public officials to uphold discipline and integrity both in their official duties and private lives.
The statement also cautioned members of the public against engaging the two sacked aides on any matter relating to the state government, stressing that anyone who does so “does it at his or her own risk.”
