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2027: Kano Gov gives appointees aiming for office 7-day ultimatum to resign
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has given all political appointees and public servants planning to run for elective offices a seven-day deadline to resign.
According to a statement on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Faruq Ibrahim, officials affected must step down or retire by Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
The directive covers commissioners, special advisers, directors-general, executive secretaries, managing directors, senior special assistants, senior special reporters, special assistants, special reporters, and personal assistants.
The statement added: “In line with the provisions of the Electoral Act and other applicable regulations governing public officers, all political office holders who wish to contest in the forthcoming elections are hereby required to resign their appointments.”
The directive, according to the SSG, is aimed at ensuring strict compliance with the legal framework, particularly Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act 2026, which regulates the participation of public officers in partisan political activities.
It also seeks to uphold the principles of neutrality, accountability, and integrity within the public service.
“Accordingly, all public officers who are interested in contesting in the forthcoming general elections are required to resign or retire, as the case may be, on or before Tuesday, March 31, 2026,” the statement added.
Copies of the directive were sent to the Chief of Staff to the Governor, the Head of Civil Service, the Clerk of the Kano State House of Assembly, and the Chief Registrars of the High Court and Sharia Court of Appeal in the state.
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