Mohammed Shosanya
Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf,Monday ordered the suspension of salaries of 10,000 workers pending Investigations.
Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the Accountant General of the state gave the hint on a local Radio talk show in Kano, explained that the affected staff were employed by the previous administration.
According to him, a committee has been set up to investigate their engagement into the civil service, as he stressed that the outcome of finding would play a role in their fate.
He also announced suspension of transfer made by the previous government withim the civil service against existing rules adding that status quo ante should be maintained by the affected government officials
Mr Abdulsalam expressed the readiness of the new administration to pay workers salary by 25th of every month, as he revealed that pension and gratuity would be paid to retired worker as when due.
He disclosed that the new administration would operate a single account to ensure financial discipline.
