Thursday, December 18, 2025 - Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has assured public servants in the state that his administration will no longer allow delays in the payment of benefits owed to workers who have completed their service.
The governor gave the assurance while overseeing the
disbursement of severance gratuities, accommodation, and leave allowances to
1,371 former local government councillors who served between 2021 and 2024.
The event, held on Wednesday at the Coronation Hall of the
Government House in Kano, marked the payment of the final batch of outstanding
entitlements, which amounted to N8.26 billion.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the
governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Yusuf said workers who
devoted years of service to the state should not be made to suffer after
leaving office.
“Our administration will no longer tolerate situations where
public servants are kept waiting endlessly for benefits they are legally
entitled to,” the governor said.
He explained that the payment was part of deliberate efforts
by his government to clear inherited liabilities and restore confidence in the
public service.
Governor Yusuf added that reforms have been introduced
within the system to stop the accumulation of arrears and ensure that benefits
are processed and paid on time.
“We are putting structures in place to ensure transparency,
accountability, and proper management of workers’ entitlements,” he said.
The governor also restated his commitment to people-centred
governance.
The statement noted that Kano belongs to everyone and must
be managed with fairness and responsibility.
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