Panic As Kano Govt Halts Salaries of Over 10,000 Workers Employed by Ganduje
- The governor of Kano state, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has taken a move to sanitise the state government payroll
- This is as Governor Yusuf of Kano stopped the salaries of about 10,800 workers employed by his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
- The state accountant general is to implement the directive swiftly and ensure that all outstanding issues concerning their purported engagement are properly sorted out
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Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has done the unthinkable again. This is as he ordered the state’s accountant-general to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers believed to be employed by the previous administration led by Abdullahi Ganduje.
Abdulkadir Abdusalam, the Kano state accountant-general, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Monday, June 26, The Cable reported.
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Why Abba Gida stopped salaries of over 10,000 workers employed by Ganduje
According to Abdusalam, the Kano governor has issued a directive for an investigation to establish the authenticity of the workers’ engagement and procedures to remove those illegally recruited.
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He noted that the affected workers could continue working in their various posts until the investigation is concluded, Vanguard report added.
Eid-el-Kabir 2023: Kano govt approves 1-week break for students
The Kano State Ministry of Education earlier announced the Eid-el Kabir Sallah Break for all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state.
The break will commence on Friday, June 23, according to a statement released by the Director of Publication and Enlightenment in the Ministry of Education, Kano, Alhaji Aliyu Yusuf.
Legit.ng gathers that the Sallah break is scheduled to last for one week, ending on Saturday, July 1.
After the break, pupils/students of the boarding schools are expected to resume on Sunday, July 2nd, while those in day schools are to resume on Monday, July 3.
Massive jubilation as Benue workers receive first salary in 7 months
In another development, Legit.ng reported that workers in Benue state heaved a sigh of huge relief after receiving one month's salary from the state government headed by Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia.
Some of the workers who spoke to Daily Trust in Makurdi, the state capital, said they started receiving alerts on Sunday, June 25.
Oraduen, a worker under the state government’s employ, said it felt so good to get paid after working without pay for the past seven months.
Source: Legit.ng
