Anxiety as Kano Governor Yusuf Sacks Over 3,000 ‘Illegal’ Staff, Details Emerge

• No fewer than 3,234 staff members have been sacked by the administration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state
• The affected staff reportedly did not undergo processes of screening and recruitment interviews as expected by the service regulations
• The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, disclosed this on Friday, November, 24

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Kano state - Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has sacked 3,234 staff found wanting of not being eligible to be employed in the Civil Service.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, said the sack followed the government’s decision to implement the report of the committee on screening and verification of employment conducted by the immediate past administration.

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As reported by Daily Trust, Bichi disclosed this while briefing journalists, on Friday, November 24.

“Most of those employed did not undergo processes of screening and recruitment interviews as expected by the service regulations; employed were found to have suspicious or forged certificates, while many non-indigenes were employed despite a large number of qualified unemployed indigenes roaming.

“The employment did not take into consideration the actual manpower needs of the respective MDAs but was influenced by the desire to tie down the new Administration financially; our streets and those employed were wrongly placed through deployment to non-career posts or the calling of their respective qualifications.

He added that based on the recommendation of the Technical Committee, Governor Yusuf approved the reinstatement of a total of 9,332 staff across 51 MDAs that were found eligible by the committee.

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“Those found with offers of appointments but not on the payroll should be subjected to further interviews by relevant recruitment centres in the Service; Proper placement and posting, deployment of eligible staff to relevant MDAs for optimal utilisation should be undertaken while in case of those employed into the lower cadre without any regard to their qualifications, they should be properly placed depending on need and availability of vacancy.”

Governor Yusuf sacks commissioner for issuing death threat

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Yusuf fired Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Adamu Kibiya for threatening tribunal judges.

Kibiya was reportedly captured in a viral video asking judges presiding over the Kano governorship elections petition to choose between their lives and their work while delivering the judgement.

The governor ordered the immediate dismissal of Kibiya.

Source: Legit.ng