Abdullahi Musa, the office of the head of the civil service, Kano, has said a report linking the recent posting of permanent secretaries (PS) and directors in the state civil service to a purported rift in the ruling New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) is "concocted."

Legit.ng reports that in a statement on Wednesday evening, November 6, signed by Musa, authorities categorically refuted the story.

Describing the report as untrue and mischievous, the Kano Civil Service stated that it was a deliberate attempt to mislead the public and cause disaffection within the current administration and top government functionaries.

The statement by the Kano Civil Service partly reads: "To set the record straight, the posting of these senior civil service officials is part of a standard administrative routine aimed at enhancing efficiency within the state’s civil service and to fill the vacancies as a result of the imminent retirements of permanent secretaries and directors affected by the annulled tenure elongation exercise scheduled for December.

"This routine posting involved multiple ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) and was in no way influenced by any perceived wrongdoing, political considerations or interpersonal issues."

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano state, dismissed rumours of a frosty relationship with his political benefactor, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Speaking during a media chat monitored by Legit.ng, Yusuf said he has no problem with "my leader" (Kwankwaso) at all.