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Governor Ganduje Suspends Media Aide, Yakuse, over #EndSARS Tweet Condemning President Buhari

  • Date of Occurrence
    October 11, 2020
  • State/Country
    Kano, Nigeria
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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has on Sunday suspended his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko ''Yakasai over some unguarded utterances on the person of President Muhammadu Buhari on the social media platform. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who conveyed the governor’s directive in a statement this afternoon, said the suspension is with immediate effect. He said that though the media aide has owned up the indiscreet comment as his personal opinion, but that as a public figure, it will be difficult to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public concern.

The governor, therefore, warned political appointees and public servants to guard against making statements capable of drawing unnecessary controversy and heating up the polity. The statement reaffirmed the commitment of Governor Ganduje to the policies and programmes of President Buhari’s administration. The suspension may not be unconnected to Yakasai tweet on Sunday on his twitter handle @dawisu.

“Whatever u do in life, make sure u never lose ur voice. Speak up against injustice, speak up against inaction, speak up for what u believe in, demand for ur right and never let a temporary position or privilege stop u from standing with the people. Enough is enough! #EndSARS,” the tweet however reads.''

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2020-10-11
  • State/Country
    Kano
  • Perpetrator
    Governor Ganduje of Kano State
  • Source
    https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/10/breaking-ganduje-suspends-aide-who-criticised-buhari-over-endsars-protest/
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