Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended one of his aides and restored another to office amid ongoing tensions within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in the state.
The decision was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, and released to journalists on Thursday.
According to the statement, the governor approved the indefinite suspension of Sule A. Musa, the Special Assistant on Education Monitoring in Auyo Local Government Area.
The statement said, “Governor Umar Namadi has approved the indefinite suspension of Sule A. Musa, Special Assistant on Education Monitoring, Auyo Local Government Area.”
The government did not state why Musa was suspended.
In a separate decision, Namadi lifted the suspension earlier placed on Basiru Abdullahi, popularly known as “Optimistic,” and returned him to his position as Special Assistant on Health Monitoring in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area.
The statement added, “Governor Namadi has lifted the suspension on Basiru Abdullahi (Optimistic), the Special Assistant to the Governor on Health Monitoring, Kafin Hausa Local Government Area.”
Abdullahi, who was suspended earlier this year, is expected to resume work immediately.
The government said both decisions take effect immediately.
The development comes as political tensions continue within the APC in Jigawa following recent party primary elections.
Several political appointees had previously been suspended over alleged anti-party activities, although the state government did not officially link the latest actions to the party crisis.
