Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the appointment of Dr Shehu Nuhu from Koko Besse Local Government Area of the state as a new Permanent Secretary.
Malam Yahaya Sarki, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media, announced this in a statement made available on Wednesday.
Sarki quoted the state Head of Service, Alhaji Safiyanu Garba-Bena, as saying that the new appointee had also been posted to the Ministry of Health.
According to Garba-Bena, the Governor also approved the posting of Permanent Secretaries in the state.
He listed those affected to include Ministry for Local Government,Muhammad Sani-Umar; Ministry of Finance, Garba Umar-Dutsinmare; Ministry of Budget, Aishat Usman; Cabinet Affairs, Zaki Dahiru; Government House,Aliyu Mustapaha-Gwandu; and Ministry of Agriculture, Joel Aliki.
Others, he said, were Ministry of Justice, Kabiru Aliyu SAN; Ministry of Women Affairs, Aishatu Maikurata; Ministry of Commerce, Ahmed Yarima; Ministry of Environment, Kudirat Shauibu-Diri , as well as Ministry of Water Resources,Ibarhim Umar.
The rest were Protocol Affairs Department,Mustapaha Abubakar-Tata; General Administration,Suleiman Sanu-Augie; Ministry of Information, Saidu Buhari-Warah; Special Services Department, Aliyu Labaran; and Ministry of Lands, Abubakar Ahmed.
According to the statement, the Governor said the posting took immediate effect and directed that handing-over notes should be completed on or before June 14.