Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano has refused to pay some workers in the state.

Specifically, the governor ordered the Accountant General to stop the salaries of 10,800 workers employed by his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

The Accountant General, Abdulkadir Abdusalam, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.

Recall that the governor’s camp had accused Ganduje’s government of illegally employing over 10,000 workers when it was about to leave office.

He said the governor had ordered his office to erase the workers from the state’s payroll.

He disclosed that his office would investigate to ascertain the authenticity of their engagement and procedures to remove those illegally recruited.

Abdulsalam also said all local government workers converted to state workers by the former administration would continue receiving their salaries, but based on local government levels.