Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has ordered the stoppage of salaries of over 10 thousand workers employed by the immediate past governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the last minute of the expiration of his tenure. The Accountant General of the state, Abdulkadir Abdussalam, while addressing newsmen in the state, said the governor ordered the stoppage of the salary till further notice and pending when a thorough verification is carried out as regards the process of their employment. He said, there are several allegations which explains why the governor stopped their salaries for this month.
The allegations According to the account general, are that, some workers are with fake certificates, while some of them are ghost workers. Abdussalam also noted that, most of the workers where alleged to be Local Government workers who were converted to state workers payroll by the former administration. The State Accountant General announced that the Kano state government is committed to prompt payment of the salaries of civil servants starting from Monday, the 26 th of June 2023, civil servants can expect to receive their June salaries, assuring them that, all employees, including pensioners, that the current administration will not tolerate any illegal deductions from their salaries.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
