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Commissioner Resigns after Father’s Title was Revoked over ‘Disrespect’ to Bauchi Gov

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The Commissioner of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, has resigned her appointment hours after her father, Bello Kirfi, was stripped of his traditional title as ‘Wazirin Bauchi’ and removed as a member of the Bauchi Emirate Council.

Kirfi, who was a retired federal civil servant, Second Republic Minister and former Minister of Special Duties in the Obasanjo administration, was removed over his alleged “disloyalty and disrespect” to the State Governor, Bala Mohammed.

In the letter obtained by NewsmakersNG, the commissioner didn’t give any reason for her resignation. She merely stated she was resigning and thanked the governor for the opportunity to serve.

The ex-minister’s removal is conveyed in a letter signed by Alhaji Shehu Muhammad, the Council Secretary in Bauchi on Wednesday.

It reads, “I am directed to refer to a letter received from the Ministry of Local Government Affairs with reference No: MLG/LG/S/72/T, dated 30th December, 2022.

“The content of the said letter indicated your disloyalty and disrespect to the Executive Governor of the State and the government. It therefore directed for your removal with immediate effect.

“In view of the above, you are hereby removed from office as “Wazirin Bauchi”, and also as a Council Member of Bauchi Emirate.

“I wish you the best in all your future endeavours,” it said.

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