Kaduna: Assembly rejects nominee for criticising El-Rufai on social media

The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday rejected the
Commissioner nominee for Agriculture, Alhaji Aliyu Jaafaru.

The nominee, who appeared before the assembly for screening was
rejected by the lawmakers due to his alleged criticism of the
El-Rufai administration.

The Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Shagali, who presided over the
plenary, said the rejection was as a result of his criticism
against the present government on his social media handles since
2017.

Shagali said Jafaaru had been criticising one of the best
policies of the present administration on education since 2017,
which he said was the issue of disengagement of unqualified
teachers in the state.

While quoting some of his posts, the speaker said “on your
Facebook account, you said there was nothing like making Kaduna
State great again.

“It is a deceptive clinch used by politicians to deceive the
masses; we will make Kaduna great at the appropriate time.

“It is a responsibility for those who are truly sincere not for
those who are inherently sarcastic.

“You also said El-Rufai must learn to tackle issues with human
face, you also said you are an advocate of change that goes to the
root cause, not only the symptoms.

“You also said in the same post, stop comparing me with El-Rufai
who thinks he is more intelligent than intelligence itself.

“You however, said you are a humble human being that believes
that all that glitter is not gold hence there is nothing
authoritarian in insisting on the truth and never speak the
truth.

“I detest insincerity as there are better ways of genuinely
solving problems.”

Briefing journalists shortly after the plenary, the Chairman,
Assembly Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Alhaji Tanimu Musa,
said the rejection of the governor’s nominee was as a result of his
criticism of the present administration.

He said: “The evil that men do live even after them, Jaafaru has
been a critic of this administration on social media.

“He has been criticizing the government, so why did he want to
work with the government you have been criticizing,” Musa said.

Other nominees screened include, Mr. Thomas Gyang – Commissioner
for Planning and Budget, Alhaji Hassan Mahmud – Commissioner in the
governor’s office for Riots, Damage, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement and Alhaji Atiku Musa as Auditor General.

The House urged the auditor general to ensure that the audited
account of each local government in the state was up to date.

Meanwhile, the speaker also announced that the Deputy Governor,
Hajiya Hadiza Balarabe would serve as the acting commissioner for
Health pending when the substantive commissioner was appointed.

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