May Day: Kano Governor-Elect Hints On Last-Minute Appointment By Ganduje Administration

Kano State Governor-elect, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, has confirmed the current job racketeering and nepotism in staff recruitment by the outgoing government.

The Governor-elect said his administration will revisit all the wrongdoings and ensure a credible recruitment process is placed for all citizens with the required qualifications to compete.

"We shall not allow the civil service to be misguided by corruption and nepotism, we must check the job racketeering in Kano state as a priority to restore the lost glory of the service," he said.

He disclosed this in his congratulatory message to workers from both public and private sectors in the State on the occasion of Workers' Day 2023.

He said workers are the key to delivering good governance under any democratic dispensation, as such, they deserve to be commended for their sacrifice to humanity.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, Engineer Abba noted that Kano workers in the State Civil Service and private sector have demonstrated audacity in the face of their diminishing purchasing powers to maintain high standards of service delivery and productivity amid global economic hardship despite the neglect by the outgoing administration.

He assured the State civil servants of Improved welfare including prompt payment of salaries and pensions by the incoming administration of the NNPP.

Engr. Abba said the leadership of the incoming government is quite aware of the problems facing the State civil servants including unfavourable working conditions and inadequate manpower which have been noted for redress.

He said his government will be committed to reforming the civil service as part of the efforts towards strengthening the system for effective and efficient service delivery.

"As contained in our blueprint, we will establish Training Institute for the civil servants to be up to date with the global best practices."