Kebbi governor reinstates suspended commissioner after four months

Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has approved the return of the Commissioner for Animal Health, Husbandry and Fisheries, Kabir Usman Alaramma, to office four months after his suspension.

The decision was made public on Monday by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed-BK, following a State Executive Council meeting chaired by the governor at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi.

According to Ahmed-BK, the governor had authorised the cancellation of the suspension, with Alaramma expected to return to his official responsibilities without delay.

The commissioner confirmed that the reinstatement took effect immediately.

Alaramma was removed from office in June 2026, but the state government did not disclose the specific issues that informed the action.

In the announcement at the time, Secretary to the State Government, Yakubu Bala-Tafida, instructed him to transfer all official records, government assets and pending responsibilities under his custody to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary.

His suspension came amid disciplinary actions within the Kebbi chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, which also suspended its state chairman, Abubakar Muhammad Kana-Zuru, and the Zuru Local Government chairman, Aliyu Abubakar Abiola, over alleged anti-party activities and other violations.

The latest announcement did not indicate whether an investigation into the commissioner had been conducted or concluded before the governor approved his return.