The commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, Jafaru Sani, said that the affected workers are from the state’s local service commission. The Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led administration in Kaduna State has sacked over 4,000 workers from the state’s civil service.The commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, Jafaru Sani, said that the affected workers are from the state’s local service commission.He disclosed this on Tuesday, November 28Sani said 3,000 of the affected workers were retired while others were laid off.According to him, the measure is part of the government’s efforts to renew public service in the state and to cut down overhead cost.He, however, noted that the state government will pay all the affected workers their retirement benefits and other entitlements.He said, “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.
