Salihu Yakasai, a former special adviser on media to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has departed Nigeria.
Mr Yakasai announced his departure in a tweet on Wednesday evening, saying “Japa….. Goodbye Naija! Alhamdulilah!”
His destination via a Qatar Airways flight could not be immediately confirmed.
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Yakasai was sacked in February for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the security challenges bedevilling the country.
Japa….. Goodbye Naija! Alhamdulilah! 😎 pic.twitter.com/MHz4lVFt2M
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While reacting to the abduction of 317 students in Zamfara, he said the APC at all levels had failed in its promise to secure the populace.
He was also arrested by the Department of State Services hours after criticising the president.
The former media aide, who is the son of elder statesman Tanko Yakasai, was suspended by Ganduje last year for criticising Buhari. He was, however, reinstated soon after.
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje fired his special adviser on media Salihu Yakasai for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari over the security challenges bedevilling the country.
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In a statement on Saturday, commissioner for information Muhammad Garba said the sacking was with immediate effect.
The statement said: “Yakasai was sacked “over his continued unguarded comments and utterances which are deemed contrary to the stand of the All Progressive Congress government which he is serving.”
“The aide had failed to differentiate between personal opinion and official stand on matters of public concern and therefore cannot be allowed to continue to serve in a government he does not believe,” it added.
Ganduje also “warned political appointees and public servants to guard against making statements capable of drawing superfluous controversy”.
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He had on Friday while reacting to the abduction of 317 students in Zamfara said the APC at all levels had failed in its promise to secure the populace.
The Former media aide, who is the son of elder statesman Tanko Yakasai, was suspended by Ganduje last year for criticising the president. He was, however, reinstated soon after.
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