Ganduje also approved the termination of the employment of 2,620 sanitation workers on N10,000 stipend.
An office complex built for the deputy governor, at the cost of N303 million, was commissioned by the immediate past governor of the state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on March 13.
A statement signed by the state Commissioner of Information, Youth and Sport, Malam Muhammad Garba made available to newsmen in Kano, said the report that the governor approved renovation of the deputy governor’s office complex was untrue, stating that the government only awarded a contract for renovation and construction of the deputy governor’s residence.
The statement read in parts: " As for the alleged approval of N180million for the rehabilitation of the Deputy Governor's Office, no organization or individual or group in the name of government or otherwise ever talked about that since the inception of the administration because the said office was renovated and occupied just four months ago.
"The amount, as mentioned by the Commissioner during the briefing, is for the general renovation of the official residence of the Deputy Governor including construction of additional structures. The house was built since colonial era and remains so till date when the present administration recognized the need to give it a modern facelift befitting to the status of the Deputy Governor."
Mohammed Garba, further said the decision to lay off the casual workers was prompted by government’s resolve to ensure probity in their payroll.
Garba, a former president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), said the state government plans to start the recruitment exercise afresh in order to select diligent workers for quality service delivery.
The commissioner also disclosed that the state governor approved the sum of N12 million for renovation of a ruptured bridge in Yaryasa village in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state.
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