Balarabe, however, said the Special Adviser on Security, retired DIG Mamman Tsafe was not affected by the development. Bello Matawalle, has relieved all Special Advisers of their appointments, except the Special Adviser on Security matters. Balarabe directed all the affected Special Advisers to hand over affairs of their respective offices, and government property under them to their Directors General and/or Accounting officers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor had in February, sacked all Commissioners, Special Advisers and Directors-General, but re-appointed some of them in April. Matawalle had on June 29, formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), after several months of speculations.

Source: The Guardian July 04, 2021 07:07 UTC