Kano gov, Kabir Yusuf stops salaries of 10,800 workers illegally recruited by Ganduje

Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the accountant general of the state to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers employed by his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

This development comes three weeks after the new administration accused Ganduje-led administration of illegally employing over 10,000 workers when it was about to leave office.

The accountant general of the state, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, while confirming the development on Monday, June 26, said that the governor directed his office to expunge the workers from the state’s payroll.

Abdulsalam said that his office would carry out investigation to ascertain the authenticity of their engagement and procedures so as to remove those illegally recruited.

He further noted that all local government workers who were converted to state workers by the Ganduje-led administration will continue receiving their salaries, but based on local government levels.

Abdulsalam, however, asked them to continue working in their new MDAs until investigation is concluded.

The accountant general also promised workers and pensioners in the state that they will not experience unnecessary deductions from their remuneration, as it was under the previous administration.