Gov Radda orders audit of local council staff in Katsina

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has ordered the audit of all local council workers in a bid to check fraud in the system.

The governor, according to a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula, announced the measure during a meeting with the chairmen, heads of personnel, and treasurers of the 34 local government areas in the state.

He said: “We have received several complaints on the payrolls of our local governments which are very disturbing. Hence, we want to sanitise the local government system in our dear state.