- Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf suspended Dr. Tukur Dayyabu Minjibir, the Managing Director of KASCO, for alleged misconduct
- The suspension is related to the inappropriate sale of grains belonging to the Kano State Government, pending further investigation
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has immediately suspended Dr. Tukur Dayyabu Minjibir, Managing Director of Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO).
Dr. Abdullahi Bichi, Secretary to the Kano State Government, blamed the development on alleged misconduct.
In a letter dated September 12, 2023, Bichi conveyed the Governor’s directive.
It said;
The Managing Director is suspended for alleged involvement in an inappropriate sale of grains belonging to the Kano State Government.
Dr. Dayyabu is directed to hand over the affairs of the company to the most senior officer immediately pending the outcome of further investigation, the statement said.
It was reported that the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) had recently dragged a former managing director of Agricultural Supply Company Ltd. (KASCO), Bala Mohammed, and four others to court over the alleged diversion of over N4 billion in grants into private accounts.