Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment of members of the Kano State Sports Commission and the Management Board of Kano Pillars Football Club as part of ongoing efforts to reposition sports administration and youth development in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesman Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Thursday.
The appointments into the Kano State Sports Commission are as follows:
- Alhaji Tukur Babangida – Chairman
- Representative of ALGON – Member
- Alhaji Balarabe Surajo (Wamban Karaye) – Member
- Ibrahim Abba (Former Director) – Member
- Auwal Surajo (Representative of Higher Institutions) – Member
- Representative of Persons with Disabilities – Member
- Sunusi Ismail – Member
- Sani Musa Danja (Special Adviser on Youth Affairs) – Member
- Bashir Maizare – Secretary
Similarly, the Governor approved the following appointments into the Management Board of Kano Pillars Football Club:
- Ahmad Musbahu – Chairman
- Abba Galadima – Member/Elder
- Sharu Inuwa Rabiu – Member
- Fatima Ibrahim Abubakar – Member
- Bashir Idris (Former Chairman, Fans Club) – Member
- Abubakar Isa Dandago – Member
- Salisu Muhammad Kosawa – Member
- Ahmed Musa – Sports Ambassador
- Chairman, Kano Pillars Fans Club – Member
- Jamilu Tijani Yamadawa (SSA Sports) – Member
- Engr. Usman Mustapha K/Na’isa (SSA Mahaha) – Member
- Murtala Umar – SSR
- Kabiru Usman – SR
Governor Yusuf charged the appointees to deploy their experience and expertise towards strengthening sports development, identifying and nurturing talents, and restoring the glory of Kano Pillars Football Club.
The Governor expressed confidence that the new leadership of the Sports Commission and Kano Pillars would usher in a new era of professionalism, excellence and achievement in the state’s sporting sector.
