The Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has ordered the State Accountant General to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers employed by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
Recall that before it took over, the new administration had accused Ganduje’s government of illegally employing over 10,000 workers when it was about to leave office.
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The State Accountant General, Abdulkadir Abdusalam made the disclosure while addressing a news conference on Monday.
He said the governor had ordered his office to expunge the affected workers from the state’s payroll.
He said his office would carry out an investigation to ascertain the authenticity of their engagement and procedures so as to remove those illegally recruited.
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Abdulsalam also said all Local Government workers who were converted to state workers by the former administration will continue receiving their salaries, but based on Local Government levels.
He, however, asked them to continue working in their new state’s MDAs until investigation is concluded.
The Accountant General also promised workers and pensioners in the state that henceforth, they will not experience unnecessary deductions from their remuneration as it was the case under the previous administration.
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He also said the state has now paid National Examinations Council (NECO) fees for over 60,000 secondary school students.
He said the beneficiaries would soon have access to the exam body’s portal to register.
