Kano govt suspends deduction of N370 from salaries,pension of civil servants

KANO state government has suspended the deduction of a sum of N370.00 each from the Salaries and Pensions of all Civil Servants and Pensioners in the State

This was contained in a statement signed by the State Secretary to Government (SSG) Kano state , Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, to pressmen on Tuesday.

The statement read: “Government has observed with great concern the inappropriate deductions of the sum of N370 each from the Salaries and Pensions of all Civil Servants and Pensioners in the State and afterward, remitted to Share Benefit Investment Limited.”

He added that “In view of this, the Governor of Kano State, Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf has granted approval for the immediate suspension of the deductions as well as the remittances being made to the aforementioned firm pending investigation into the circumstances that led to the improper deductions.”

The import of this circular, therefore, is to notify all Civil Servants and Pensioners in the State of the executive approval/directive for the Suspension of the deductions.

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