Kano man returns dead father’s salary to govt

Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended a young man, Yusuf Sulaiman Sumaila, for returning the salary received through his dead father’s account to the government coffers.

This was revealed in a statement by Abdullahi Ibrahim, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Digital Media, on his verified Twitter account. 

Sumaila’s father died in October 2022 but the state government continued to pay his salary until August 2023.

However, the young man after noticing the situation returned the salary to the state government to notify it that his father died one year ago. He returned the sum of N328,115.75 to the government. 

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“Yusuf stated that the state government had continued paying his late father’s salary into his account after his death in October 2022 until August 2023, when he made an official request for the payment to be stopped. 

“To the governor’s satisfaction, Yusuf also requested to return the backlog of 328,115.75 to the government, for which the governor personally invited him to his office to thank him. 

“Remarking, the governor commended Yusuf for his remarkable gesture, urging other young people to emulate him and uphold the value of honesty,” Ibrahim added.