A popular and leading radio journalist in Kano, Muhammad Wasilu Kawo of Radio Nasara was among the 44 personalities that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state approved their appointment as Senior Special Assistants (SSA) to the governor of Kano state.
Their appointment which was with immediate effect was contained in a release on 2nd Sept. 2023, titled: Kano State Governor Assigns Senior Special Reporters, Senior Reporters to MDAs was signed by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Governor His Excellency Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf.”In his efforts to provide access to information on policies, programmes and activities of the present administration, Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment and subsequent deployment of 44 Social Media Activists to serve as Senior Special Reporters (SSRs) and Special Reporters (SRs) to various Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs),” the release stated.
Muhammad Wasilu Kawo, also a leading sports writer and presenter was named as a Special Reporter , Special Duties along with Abba Zizu, Senior Special Reporter, Agriculture, Isma’il Alkassim, Special Reporter, Agriculture, Musa Garba (Jikan Oga), Senior Special Reporter, Budget and Planning, Bilal Musa Bakin Ruwa, Special Reporter , Budget and Planning, Auwal Dan-Ayagi, Senior Special Reporter, Commerce and Industry, Usman Abubakar Haske, Special Reporter , Commerce and Industry and Auwalu Yau Yusuf, Senior Special Reporter , Culture and Tourism.
Others are Kamal I.G Kawaji, Special Reporter , Culture and Tourism, Comrd Hayatu Tanimu, Senior Special Reporter , Education, Usman Ibrahim, Special Reporter , Education, Mahmud Ali Yakasai, Senior Special Reporter, Environment, Rahma Abdullahi, Special Reporter, Environment, Sani Umar, Senior Special Reporter , Finance, Abdulrahman Gama, Special Reporter, Finance, Aliyu Kwankwason Dorayi, Senior Special Reporter , Health, Zainab Muhammad, Special Reporter , Health, Nuhu Dambazau, Senior Special Reporter , Higher Education, Zainab Musa Aujara, Special Reporter , Higher Education and Yakubu Umar , Senior Special Reporter, Information.
The rest are Ibrahim Yusha’u, Special Reporter , Information, Amir Abdullahi Kima, Senior Special Reporter , Justice, Mahmud Mahmud Dala, Special Reporter Justice, Mustapha R. Mahmud, Senior Special Reporter , Land and Physical Planning, Nanu Kankarofi, Special Reporter , Land and Physical Planning, Khatimu Kul-Kul, Senior Special Reporter , Local Government, Aisha Auwal, Special Reporter , Local Government, Kamal Yakasai, Senior Special Reporter , Project Monitoring, Ibrahim M. Alliya, Special Reporter, Project Monitoring, Sunusi Ma’azu, Senior Special Reporter , Religious Affairs, Bashir Aliyu, Special Reporter , Religious Affairs, Shafa’atu Ahmad (Londonbe), Senior Special Reporter , Rural Development and Kabiru Nadabo Mai Rice, Special Reporter , Rural Development.
Also in the list are Jameelat Meemi Koki, Senior Special Reporter, Special Duties, Nasiru Kassim Fulatan, Senior Special Reporter, Science and Technology, Kamila Muhammad Siba, Special Reporter, Science and Technology, Ibrahim Rabi’u, Senior Special Reporter , Transportation, Yasir Ibrahim (Monday), Special Reporter, Transportation, Auwalu Sani Rogo, Senior Special Reporter, Water Resources, Abu Sufyan Doguwa, Special Reporter, Water Resources, Fauziyya Isyaku, Senior Special Reporter , Women Affairs, Nabeel Sunusi, Special Reporter , Women Affairs, Gambo Galadanci, Senior Special Reporter, Works and Housing and Khamis B. Ayagi, Special Reporter, Works and Housing.
The appointees are directed to collect their letters of appointment and report to their respective agencies of assignment immediately.
