Kano State Government yesterday said it has uncovered N14 million monthly salaries’ overpayment to 35 civil servants in the last eight years.
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso spoke in Kano, the state capital, at the swearing-in ceremony of 43 interim management officers to run the affairs of the local governments. Expressed dismay over the alleged fraudulent payment.
He said the actual salaries of the 35 civil servants ought to be N600,000 monthly, adding that some of the workers were paid N600,000 per month.
Kwankwaso said: "None of the 35 workers earn up to N20,000 as his monthly salary, but some of them were collecting as much as N600,000; N500,000; N400,000; N160,000; and N120,000 as monthly salaries.
"This is direct stealing, and my government is not going to condone such fraudulent act in the civil service."
The governor urged youths and politicians to desist from unwarranted visits to the offices of public officials to enable them work for the progress of the state.
He noted that such visits could frustrate the realisation of his administration’s programmes to provide purposeful leadership to the people.
Kwankwaso said: "The state government has plans to ensure that youths and politicians are constructively engaged in the scheme of things."
He added that it is important for well–meaning residents to cooperate with the government to hasten the pace of development.
The governor urged the Interim Management Officers to perform their duties honestly and diligently, directing them to initiate programmes for the welfare of women, youths and children.
Kwankwaso urged them to fish out ghost workers in their domains and pay attention to environmental sanitation.
Forty-three Interim Management Officers were sworn in but none was appointed for Dawakin Kudu Local Government since the tenure of the incumbent Chairman has not expired.
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Kano: Kwankwanso alleges overpayment of salaries
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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