The Zamfara Government says it has uncovered a 119-year-old man (name withheld) on its payroll while trying to sanitise its wage bill. The state Commissioner for Finance, Rabiu Garba, disclosed at a news conference on Sunday in Gusau that the centenarian had been collecting salary. Rabiu made this revelation while shedding more light on the state government’s plans to sue about 200 persons illegally on its payroll who have been collecting monthly salary. The commissioner also said he confronted the incumbent deputy governor of the state, Mr. Mahdi Ali-Gusau, over allegations on social media that the deputy governor was collecting double salary. According to him, the deputy governor denied the speculations and submitted himself for further scrutiny to prove his innocence.

Source: Punch December 29, 2019 20:48 UTC