Sokoto Governor Establishes Committee to Verify Civil Servants

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has approved the constitution of a committee to verify and facilitate the payment of salaries to 3,100 newly recruited civil servants in the state. The development was announced in a statement issued by the Director-General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Sokoto, Abubakar Bawa. According to the statement, the Head of Service, Abdulkadir Ahmad, will chair the committee, while the Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Administration, Gandi Umar Muhammad, will serve as Co-Chairman. Other members of the committee include representatives of the Civil Service Commission, the State Auditor-General, the Local Government Auditor-General, the Teachers Service Board, and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Also appointed as members are Abdulmajid Sidi from the Ministry of Finance and Shehu Abdullahi, Director of Administration and General Services, while Junaidu U. Junaidu, Deputy Accountant-General, will serve as Secretary. The committee is mandated to verify that officers posted to various Ministries, Departments and Agencies have reported for duty and to ensure prompt payment of salaries to those who have duly assumed duty. It is expected to submit its report within four weeks. Read the original article on Daily Trust . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.