The Commissioner for Science and Technology in Kano State, Dr. Yusuf Ibrahim Kofarmata, has resigned from his position in the cabinet of Governor Abba Yusuf.

Kofarmata, in his statement, said the Yusuf administration has strayed from the ideology that brought it to power.

He also pledged his loyalty to the former New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso.

He wrote: “Salam! I wish to categorically state that I hereby resign my appointment as the Commissioner and Member of the Kano State Executive Council. I took this decision in good faith, as I cannot continue to work under the government that derailed from the ideology that brought it to power.

“On this note, I extend my gratitude to the national leader of the NNPP, Engr. Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf and the entire the entire people who stood with us and made the journey successful. Alhamdulillah!”