On Wednesday, the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, gave his approval for the reinstatement of Muhyi Rimingado as the Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission.
Governor Yusuf reinstated Rimingado to ensure that he completes his tenure as the head of the agency, which has faced challenges recently.
It is reported that Rimingado was previously dismissed in January 2023 during the tenure of the former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.
However, Rimingado disputed his dismissal, claiming that he was not granted a fair hearing.
This decision to dismiss Rimingado came approximately two years after the State House of Assembly recommended his dismissal.
Additionally, in July 2021, he was suspended for a month due to his alleged objection to the appointment of an accountant from the Office of the Accountant-General of the state to the agency.
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.
Explaining why Rimingado was suspended, the Kano state Assembly had claimed the decision followed a letter of complaint sent to the Assembly over the matter by the Office of the Accountant-General of the state.
The letter conveying the dismissal titled “Letter of Dismissal,” dated January 24, 2023, was signed by the then Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji.
It read, in part, “Following the resolution adopted by the Kano State House of Assembly at its setting 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 offences, I wish to convey the approval of the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, of your dismissal from your position as the Executive Chairman, Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, with immediate effect.”
