The Kano State Government on Saturday declared that it has blocked leakages and fraudulent siphons of the public treasury as a result saved millions of Naira within the few months Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been in office.
The State Governor, Abba Yusuf made this known while delivering an address at the commemoration of the 2023 International Anti-Corruption Day.
The event was organised by the State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Represented by his Deputy, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, said the government has zero tolerance for corruption.
Yusuf said, “Hundreds of leakages had led to the misuse of public funds by those in authority, while institutions, government offices, and the general well-being of the public suffered neglect.”
He explained that some of the giant strides taken by the state government towards ensuring a better life for the people of the state are evidence of the fact that it does not tolerate corruption.
According to him, the present administration had resumed payment of salaries to civil servants without unnecessary deductions introduced by the immediate past regime.
He added that public properties illegally acquired by individuals in the immediate past regime have been recovered and put to public use, giving an example of the Hasiya Bayero Paediatric Hospital.
He said the government has also prioritized the creation of Anti-Corruption units in government agencies while ensuring payment of pensions and gratuities of retirees neglected by the immediate past administration worth N6 billion.
Earlier in his address, the chairman of the Kano anti-graft agency, Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, described the agency as the most vibrant subnational anti-graft agency in the country.
He said,”As of today, the State Anti Graft office has become a source of inspiration with many other state governors seeking technical advice on how to create and sustain their own.”
According to him, the day is commemorated with the view of mobilising the public towards fighting corruption.
