el-Rufai Sacks 4,042 LG Workers
BY AMOS TAUNA, KADUNA – Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday ordered for the sacking of no fewer than 4,042 workers in the 23 local councils of the state as part of the ongoing restructuring of the local government system for effective service delivery.
Speaking at a news conference in Kaduna, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Jafaru Sani, said that “the restructuring was designed to strengthen the local government system to carry out developmental projects and programmes.”
He explained that out of those disengaged, no fewer than 3,159 had put in 10 years of service, and were retired, while the remaining 893 had their jobs terminated.
According to the commissioner, “It is a known fact that the LGAs were overburdened by redundant and unproductive staff who are contributing nothing to the development of the councils.
“Because of the over-bloated staff, the LGAs are doing nothing other than paying salaries and end up becoming more or less a poverty alleviation centres, where people just go to collect money and go home.
“To ensure development at the local levels, therefore, we have to do what is right by downsizing the redundant staff to free some funds that would be injected in developmental projects.
“With the disengagement, the supporting members of staff at the 23 LGAs are now 6,732, excluding primary school teachers and primary health care workers.
“I am sure, with this development, local government areas will soon start executing capital and development projects to provide social services to the people.
