By Anwar Usman
The Kano State Government has instructed all civil servants in the state to validate their March salaries before payment as part of measures to prevent discrepancies in the process.
The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ibrahim Faruk, disclosed this while addressing journalists in his office on Monday.
He explained that the decision was adopted in response to workers’ complaints of discrepancies, including deductions in their January and February salaries.
He added that civil servants had been instructed through their respective Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to verify the salaries assigned to their names and report any discrepancies for immediate action.
The SSG reiterated, “Any civil servant who has complaints should go to his/her ministry, department, or agency to verify the salary put on his/her name and report any discrepancy noticed for immediate action.”
The state government has set up a committee headed by the Head of Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa, to oversee the verification process. Faruk said, “The committee has been charged to fast-track the exercise to enable the government to pay March salaries as and when due.”
He assured workers that the exercise would not disrupt government operations in the MDAs or local secretariats, as necessary measures had been put in place to prevent any inconvenience.
With the Eid-el-Fitr festival approaching, Faruk reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that salaries are paid before the celebrations.
“The government is not unaware of the approaching Eid-el-Fitr festival and the importance of paying the March salaries before the celebration,” he said.
The SSG urged civil servants to take the validation process seriously to prevent any discrepancies that could affect their salary payments.