The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has pledged to implement the recommendations of the committee set up by the state government to probe reports of salary deductions and underpayment to civil servants in the state.
He made the promise when he received the committee’s reports at the Government House, Kano on Monday.
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“I want to assure civil servants that I will look into the report and the committee’s recommendations will be implemented and those that are not comfortable and go against the civil servants,I will personally change them,” he said.
He said the state government is planning to conduct what he described as a “Pay parade” with a view to ascertain the exact number of the state workforce and the amount involved as their salaries.
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“The state government is planning to set up a committee to conduct a Pay Parade in April in all the Ministries, Departments and Agencies to ascertain the actual number of the civil servants and how much is involved as their salaries,” he said.
The governor thanked the secretary to the state government and entire committee members of the committee for the job well done.
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Presenting the report, the Secretary to the state government, Faruk Umar Ibrahim said the committee which was given a week to submit its report, had to seek for additional four days to complete the assignment.
He expressed hope that the government would ensure effective implementation of the committee’s report.
