Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has suspended Ibrahim Rabi'u, a Senior Special Reporter (SSR) attached to the Ministry of Transportation.
The aide was removed over what was called unguarded utterances against the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement and NNPP 2023 presidential candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The Governor directed the immediate issuance of a query to the suspended aide over his recent inflammatory comment against Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso's purported defection.
It was gathered that the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, on Saturday issued the aide with his letter of suspension and subsequent queries.
In a statement made available by the Governor's spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the government cautioned all political appointees against unauthorised statements, insisting that any official comment must get clearance.
According to the release, the government distanced itself from the purported claim, describing the statement authored by the suspended aide as solely coming from the author for reasons best known to him.
The government reminded the general public that only the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Wayya is authorized to speak on behalf of the government, while the Director General, Media and Publicity, Sanusi Bature speaks for the Governor.
"The government cautions all political appointees against unauthorized comments, especially outside their jurisdiction.
"Any political appointee must get clearance before making public comments on issues that have to do with the position of the government on matters of public importance or of sensitive political decisions," the statement read.