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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has appointed 28-year-old Khalil Nur Khalil, as Executive Secretary of Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA).
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday evening by the Special Advisor to the Government on Media, Muyiwa Adekeye.
Khalil is a graduate of the Business and Economics, Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Cyprus.
Prior to his latest appointment, he was the Investment Intelligence Director at KADIPA, the youngest person to assume the role in the history of the state.
According to Adekeye, El-Rufai also made changes to his cabinet.
The Special Adviser said Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, Chief of Staff to the Governor, was redeployed to Planning and Budget Commission.
Jaafaru Sani; Thomas Gyang; Halima Lawal; Ibrahim Hussaini; Shehu Usman Muhammad; Muhammad Sani Abdullahi; Kabir Mato and Idris Nyam were assigned to the Ministries of Environment; Works, Education; Agriculture; Local Government; Business Innovation and Tevhnology; and Sports respectively.
Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa was appointed Administrator, Zaria Metropolitan Authority; Muhammad Hafiz Bayero as Administrator, Kaduna Capital Territory; and Phoebe Sukai Yayi as Administrator, Kafanchan Municipal Authority.
Umma Aboki was appointed as Permanent Secretary, Planning and Budget Commission; Murtala Dabo as Executive Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission; and Abubakar Hassan as Director-General, Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA).
Tamar Nandul was appointed MD, Kaduna Markets Development and Management Company; and Maimunatu Abubakar as General Manager, Kaduna Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA).
There were no changes in the Ministries of Finance, Justice, Health, Housing and Urban Development, Internal Security and Home Affairs, and Human Services and Social Development.