Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has appointed Barrister Hafsat Ada’u Kutama as the acting chairperson of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), following the resignation of the commission’s chairman, Saidu Yahaya.
The appointment was announced on Wednesday by Ibrahim Adam, the governor’s Special Adviser on Social Media, through his verified social media account. According to the announcement, Kutama will take charge of the commission in an acting capacity after previously serving as its secretary.
Her appointment follows Yahaya’s resignation from the chairmanship of the anti-corruption commission on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Yahaya had been appointed chairman in August 2025 after the expiration of the tenure of former chairman Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado.
Yahaya’s appointment was subsequently confirmed by the Kano State House of Assembly. His departure means the commission has undergone another leadership change little more than a year after he assumed office.
The circumstances surrounding Yahaya’s resignation have attracted attention because the development comes after Governor Yusuf had publicly called for stronger performance from the state’s anti-corruption agency. However, the official announcement of Kutama’s appointment did not give a reason for Yahaya’s resignation.
The governor’s decision to appoint Kutama provides the commission with an interim leadership arrangement while attention shifts to the next substantive chairperson of the agency. As a former secretary of the commission, Kutama is already familiar with its administrative structure and ongoing responsibilities.
The PCACC is responsible for handling public complaints and investigating alleged cases of corruption and other related misconduct within the state. Its activities have made the commission an important part of Kano’s institutional framework for promoting accountability in public administration.
The latest leadership change also comes at a politically significant period in Kano, where the activities of the state anti-corruption commission have previously attracted public and political attention. For that reason, the commission’s leadership and independence are likely to remain subjects of scrutiny as it continues its statutory responsibilities.
For now, Kutama’s immediate task will be to oversee the affairs of the commission in an acting capacity and maintain its operations pending further decisions on its substantive leadership.
The Kano State Government has not, in the announcement reviewed, stated how long Kutama will remain in the acting position or when a substantive chairman will be appointed.
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