Kano Casual Staff Who Returned Missing $16K Gets Governor's Appointment
- Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has compensated a casual staff who returned missing $16,000 during last year's hajj in the state
- The casual staff identify as Dayyabu Haladu, received N1m from the government and an automatic appointment
- Governor Yusuf also announced that Dayyabu Haladu would also be going to hajj next year with an automatic slot from the state
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Kano, Kano - Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has appointed a casual staff of the pilgrim welfare board in the state as a commendation for his gesture of integrity when he returned missing $16,000 during the last hajj exercise.
According to The Cable, the governor disclosed the development when he received the Kano state pilgrims welfare board for the 2023 hajj operation report.
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According to Governor Yusuf, the staff identified as Dayyabu Haladu, aka Dan Gezawa, also received a gift of N1 million and an automatic slot to travel to hajj in the next year's spiritual exercise.
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Yusuf added that Dayyabu Haladu's action reflects contentment and that he is an “excellent character worthy of emulation by all and sundry”.
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The governor went further to say that:
“As a casual staff whose allowance is nothing to take home about, this gentleman managed to return the lost money worth over N15 million.
“It shows how this person has a fear of Allah, and he deserves to be celebrated.”
He then called on the state's people to uphold such reputation and extol discipline and contentment to have a happy life.
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The casual staff revealed that the fear of God made him return the money to the pilgrim board.
He added that it was not proper to take what does not belonged to you, no matter how harsh the economy is.
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