Performance scorecard for key state commissioners — assessed against their stated mandate and verified deliverables. Ratings reflect independent assessment as of April 2026.
10
Commissioners tracked
3
Good
6
Fair
1
Poor
Good
Mandate
Oversee basic and post-basic education policy, including implementation of the administration's education state of emergency and 30% budget commitment.
Performance assessment
Served through a period in which the ministry helped secure the Leadership 'Governor of the Year 2024' award for education; comprehensive independently verified outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Good
Mandate
Oversee the state's healthcare system, including primary healthcare centre renovations.
Performance assessment
Retained in role through the December 2024 cabinet reshuffle, overseeing projects including the Lamba Primary Healthcare Centre renovation in Bichi LGA.
Good
Mandate
Deliver and maintain the state's road and infrastructure programme, including the Dan Agundi and Tal'udu flyover bridges.
Performance assessment
Retained in role through the December 2024 cabinet reshuffle, overseeing continued flyover and rural road construction.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee water resource policy, including the Reach-Out Water Supply Project expanding access to underserved communities.
Performance assessment
Served through the standard term; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Serve as the state's chief law officer, including representing Kano State in the Emirate succession litigation and the 2023 election petition defence.
Performance assessment
Held the justice portfolio through an unusually litigation-heavy period covering both the governorship election dispute and the ongoing Emirate succession case.
Fair
Mandate
Oversee tertiary education policy across the state's colleges and universities.
Performance assessment
Served through the standard term; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Poor
Mandate
Manage state fiscal policy, including the administration's IGR reform drive and the investigation into inherited debt.
Performance assessment
Served during the period IGR roughly doubled from ₦37.38bn (2023) to ₦74.77bn (2024), before being sacked in the December 2024 cabinet reshuffle.
Fair
Mandate
Promote the state's cultural heritage and tourism sector.
Performance assessment
Served until being sacked in the December 2024 cabinet reshuffle; independently verified sector-specific outcome data was not identified for this entry.
Fair
Mandate
Coordinate government communications and internal affairs policy.
Performance assessment
Served through a period of intense public controversy over the Emirate crisis and corruption allegations, before being sacked in the December 2024 cabinet reshuffle.
Fair
Mandate
Handle special assignments delegated directly by the Governor's office.
Performance assessment
Served until being sacked in the December 2024 cabinet reshuffle; independently verified outcome data specific to the role was not identified for this entry.