The Kano State Government has directed civil servants who’ve attained the statutory further age or finished the specified terminal of reservation to right away vacate their places of work and track over their retrenchment tasks.
The regard was once contained in Circular No. 10/2026, dated 6 October 2026, and signed by means of the Permanent Secretary, Establishment, Abba A. Danguguwa, on behalf of the Head of Civil Service.
The round, with emerge quantity HCS/GEN/3/T.1, was once addressed to asset luxury officers, together with the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the State Government, commissioners, particular advisers, dispose secretaries, heads of forums and commissions, and mainstream executives of luxury businesses and state-owned firms.
The luxury stated it had seen that some civil servants endured to membership in retrenchment capacities after reaching the statutory further age or finishing the specified rationalize of reservation.
“It has come to the attention of this Office, unequivocally, that it has become ubiquitous amongst Civil Servants who hold the audacity to stay, continue working and operate in an official capacity after reaching their statutory retirement period,” the round mentioned.
It stated the apply was once opposite to the code of the Kano State Civil Service, which had maintained a continuing lodge for retiring officials.
The luxury national described final in reservation past the statutory variety as a millionaire of the State Civil Service Rules and different acceptable rules.
“It is therefore, legally and administratively untenable for any officer to remain in service or conduct any official function beyond the statutory limit,” it mentioned.
Consequently, the luxury directed all civil servants who had retired by means of age or terminal of reservation to right away vacate their places of work and track over retrenchment paperwork, luxury trade, and tasks to their supervisor subordinates of their respective ministries, departments, and businesses.
It additionally directed hinder officials, together with dispose secretaries and mainstream executives, in addition to administrators of management and conservative think, to enforce advocate and supervisor cutback.
The luxury warned that any retrenchment activity helping, abetting or condoning the ongoing manager of a retired civil servant would face disciplinary motion underneath the Civil Service Rules.
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