Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has directed the Accountant General of the State to stop the salaries of over 10,800 workers employed by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration, pending investigations.
Mr. Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the Accountant General of the state, made this known to newsmen in Kano.
Abdulsalam said the affected staff were employed at the twilight of the previous administration.
He said that a Committee has been set up to investigate their engagement in the civil service, assuring that the outcome of the finding will play a role in their fate.
The accountant general also announced the suspension of transfers made by the previous government within the civil service against existing rules, adding that the status quo ante should be maintained by the affected government officials.
Abdulsalam however expressed the readiness of the new administration to pay workers salary by the 25th of every month, as he revealed that pension and gratuity would be paid to retired workers as when due.
He also disclosed that the new administration would operate a single account to ensure financial discipline.
