BREAKING: Ganduje sacks Commissioner over “Facebook comment” mocking late Abba Kyari

Abdullahi Ganduje, Executive Governor of Kano state has sacked Engr. Mu’azu Magaji, Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure for making unguarded utterances against late Abba Kyari, President Buhari’s Chief of Staff.

This was contained in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Malam Mohammed Garba who disclosed Ganduje’s administration will not condone unguarded utterances from state officeholders.

Following the announcement of Kyari’s death, Mu’azu took to his Facebook page to post “We pray this time around, may God gives us a good CoS.” Tribune reports

However, the social media posts have led to Engr Mu’azu losing his position in Ganduje’s cabinet.

The statement conveying the termination of Mu’azu’s appointment reads:

“The action of a public servant, personal or otherwise reflects back on the government and therefore, the Ganduje administration would not tolerate people in official capacities engaging in personal vendetta or otherwise,” the statement read.