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Gov. Yusuf’s executive order extending retirement age for HoS, Kano Assembly Clerk, and others unconstitutional

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Z34kBvTD" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Sani Usman-DanAbdullo&comma; a Director of Admin and General Services at the Kano State Agency for the Control of Aids&comma; KSACA&comma; has written to the state assembly&comma; seeking its intervention in the<br &sol;>&NewLine;Executive Order issued by Governor Abba Yusuf&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"FfI2Zjam" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Mr DanAbdullo&comma; in a petition dated January 6 and addressed to Speaker of the Assembly&comma; Jibrin Ismail Falgore&comma; recalled that the governor had in January 2025 issued Executive Order No&period; 1 of 2025&comma; extending the service period of some civil servants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the governor extended the service year of the Head of Service&comma; Assembly Clerk&comma; some judicial officers&comma; Permanent Secretaries and a host of other staff in the state health sector for 2 years after they were due for retirement as of December 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawyer also recalled that the state assembly had enacted a law fixing the retirement of staff at 60 years of age or 35 years of service&comma; depending on whichever comes first&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Z2cvwiGZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Mr DanAbdullo&comma; therefore&comma; asserted that the governor&&num;8217&semi;s executive order was unconstitutional&comma; &&num;8220&semi;since the House has already made laws which the order seeks to alter&&num;8221&semi;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He noted that that executive order is not meant to alter&comma; amend&comma; modify or expand the law made by the legislature&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This act&comma; is&comma; therefore&comma; a clear violation of the principles of rule of law and separation of powers enshrined in our Constitution being not only a clear attempt to usurp the legislative powers of this Honourable House&comma; but to contradict the existing laws already enacted by it in exercise of its powers as such&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the petition added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While dismissing a claim that the governor issued the order in the spirit of the Doctrine of Necessity&comma; Mr DanAbdullo said there was no justification for extending the service years of the affected retired officers since there are many competent hands with adequate qualifications to be appointed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;And as for the staff in the health sector&comma; they can be retained on contract arrangement in line with the existing service law of Kano State&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the petition added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr DanAbdullo&comma; therefore&comma; warned that the provisions of the Constitution must not be subordinated to any other law&comma; and must not be subjected to the indignity of deletion of any section or part thereof&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;In view of the foregoing&comma; I urge this esteemed House to employ all legal mechanism at its disposal to overrule the Governor&&num;8217&semi;s decision in the act complained of&comma; which is capable of setting a very dangerous precedent that will ruin the entire public service system of our dear State&comma; if allowed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;TAKE NOTICE Sir&comma; this act of indiscriminate issuance of executive order&comma; if allowed&comma; will cause the entire Kano State the following catastrophic effects&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The State Assembly failed to attend to the petition even if it means dismissing it for fear of the governor&comma; if the petition is not attended to we will have no option but to go to court&&num;8221&semi;&period; He added<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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