Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje says all political office holders in the state are to receive half salary commencing immediately this May.
The state governor disclosed this in a Sunday statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar.
He said the decision was necessitated by the shortfall in the Federation Account and decline in the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
“Due to shortfall of the price of oil in the global market which affects world economy and eventually causes a serious shortfall in the federation account for states, the state slashes the salary of all political office holders by 50 per cent.
“There is also a serious setback in the IGR due to COVID-19 pandemic challenges. Whereas almost all companies in the state are no longer in operation due to lockdown.
“So also other areas where the state gets revenue are no longer operational. This also is another reason for giving political office holders half salary.
‘’This includes the Governor and his Deputy, all Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants among others. At the local government level, those affected are Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen, Elected Councillors, Supervisory Councillors, Advisers and Secretaries of Local Governments,” the statement read.
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