Governor

The Kebbi State Government has refuted a story published in the Daily Trust Newspaper of Wednesday, April 1, 2020, listing the state among the sixteen states in the country without a single ventilator.

The Commissioner of Health, Hon. Jafar Mohammed, debunked the story, Wednesdey, while conducting Journalists round the Intensive Care Unit of Sir Yahaya Memorial Hospital, Birnin Kebbi, where the ventilators are located.

Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has approved the immediate payment of Leave Grant to selected categories of workers in the state.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Head of Civil Service, Hajiya Fatima Sani Ango.

According to the statement, those to benefit are workers under the State Government on grade level One to Six (1 to 6).

The local government staff on grade level One to Seven (1to7) would be paid while the same applies to workers under the Local Government Education Authority.