COVID-19: Kano slashes political office holders salary by 50%

Political office holders in Kano state will henceforth receive half salary says Governor Abbdullahi Ganduje. The move is due to shortfalls in the federation account and the  state’s internally generated revenue (IGR) which was affected by the economic challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Ganduje in a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Abba […]

Political office holders in Kano state will henceforth receive half salary says Governor Abbdullahi Ganduje.

The move is due to shortfalls in the federation account and the  state’s internally generated revenue (IGR) which was affected by the economic challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor Ganduje in a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Abba Anwar, said political office holders in Kano state will receive half salary with immediate effect from May 2020.

Ganduje  said the state has found it necessary to slash the salaries of all political office holders by 50 per cent due to shortfall of the price of oil in the global market which affects world economy and eventually causes serious shortfall in the federation account.

He explained that “There is also a serious set back 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,” the statement quoted the Governor.

He added that the political office holders affected by the reduction are the Governor and his Deputy, all Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants among others.

At the local government level those affected are local government Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen, elected Councillors, Supervisory Councillors, Advisers and Secretaries of Local Governments.