Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano
The new Kano State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna, was wednesday evening sworn-in at a ceremony presided over by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
The event was conducted at the Coronation Hall, Government House Kano and was attended by thousands of supporters.
The State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Ibrahim Mukhtar, performed the ceremony on Gawuna in the presence of the state acting chief judge, Justice Nuraddeen Sagir Umar.
In his remark, Govenor Ganduje called on the new deputy governor to discharge his duties diligently and abide by the rule and regulations that guide his official conduct.
Ganduje said he had taken the decision to pick Gawuna as his deputy on the premise of confidence and trust, a quality needed in nominating the man to hold the plum job.