The Kano State government has laid off 3,234 Civil Service staff who were deemed ineligible for employment.
The announcement was made by the Secretary to the State Government, Abudullahi Baffa Bichi, during a press briefing on Friday.
Bichi explained that this action was based on the government’s commitment to implementing the report of the committee on the screening and verification of employment conducted by the immediate past administration.
The SSG outlined the discrepancies that led to the termination of these employments, including the absence of many appointments in the 2023 Approved Budget and the hiring of individuals without proper screening and recruitment interviews.
“The majority of those employed did not undergo processes of screening and recruitment interviews as expected by the service regulations; employed were found to have suspicious or forged certificates, while many non-indigenes were employed in spite of a large number of qualified unemployed indigenes roaming,” stated Bichi.
To address these issues, the government formed a committee that screened 12,566 individuals (compared to the previously reported 10,800) and identified 9,332 staff across 51 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies as eligible for reinstatement.
Bichi outlined the next steps, saying, “Those found with offers of appointments but not on the payroll should be subjected to further interviews by relevant recruitment centres in the Service; Proper placement and posting, deployment of eligible staff to relevant MDAs for optimal utilization should be undertaken while in case of those employed into the lower cadre without any regard to their qualifications they should be properly placed depending on need and availability of vacancy.”
