The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, approved on Wednesday the reinstatement of Muhyi Rimingado as Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The governor claimed that if he were reinstated, the head of the troubled anti-corruption agency would serve out his term.
Reports show that the administration of the immediate past governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, had in January 2023 approved the sacking of Rimingado.
Rimingado, however, faulted his sacking, saying he was not given a fair hearing.
The decision to fire him came about two years after the state House of Assembly made that recommendation.
According to further reports, he was suspended for a month in July 2021 over his alleged opposition to the posting of an accountant to the agency from the Office of the Accountant-General of the state.
However, in a statement on Wednesday signed by his spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, Yusuf said Rimingado was “suspended from office by the previous administration in questionable circumstances”.
“The reinstatement is with immediate effect and in compliance with a court order,” the statement read in part.
The Kano state Assembly provided an explanation for why Rimingado was suspended, claiming the choice was made in response to a letter of complaint the state’s Office of the Accountant-General had sent to the Assembly.
The letter of dismissal, titled “Letter of Dismissal,” was dated January 24, 2023, and was signed by Alhaji Usman Alhaji, who was the State Government’s secretary at the time.
Among other things, it stated: “Following the resolution adopted by the Kano State House of Assembly at its meeting held on Monday, July 26, 2021 (16, Zulhijja, 1442AH) calling on the state government to, with immediate effect, remove you as the executive chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on account of some alleged offenses, I wish to convey the approval of the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje