SAN FRANCISCO, July 06, (THEWILL) – Kaduna State Governor, Mr. Nasiru El-Rufa’i, Monday removed all local government treasurers and Directors of Personnel Management (DPM) in the Local government councils in the state.
The governor also directed the chairmen, caretaker committees for local government councils in the state to fish out “ghost workers” at whatever cost.
El-Rufa’i, who gave the directive while swearing in 23 local government caretaker chairmen, however, said the treasurers and DPMs would be reassigned.
The governor, who assured that the state government would no longer tamper with local council funds, ordered the caretaker chairmen to reside within their local governments or be removed.
He warned that henceforth, councils must operate within their means, stressing that the state government would no longer use funds meant for another local government to service others.
“If your internally generated revenue and federation account allocation cannot pay your salary, you must do what you need to do so as not to have more people than you need,” he said.
The governor also told the council bosses that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had identified 10 priority areas in each local government, which they must concentrate on.
He advised them to set up water and sanitation departments in their areas to promote healthcare and to protect forests to ensure healthy environment and encourage use of sustainable energy.
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