Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State on Wednesday directed the Accountant-General to immediately close the bank accounts of all ministries, departments, and agencies.
This decision was announced during a meeting with the Chairman of the Kano State Internal Revenue Service and heads of MDAs at the Government House.
The Accountant General is also expected to direct all money deposit banks as well as other financial institutions to close all bank accounts whether IGR or expenditure, belonging to any state MDA.
The banks are expected to transfer all account balances in this IGR and expenditure accounts to the new IGR that is open by the office of the Accountant General.
Governor Yusuf cited concerns over financial misconduct as the reason for this measure, which aims to streamline financial processes and combat corruption.
He assured citizens of the state particularly the tax payers of effective used of the funds to impact their lives and the economy of the state.
He warned that MDAs failing to comply within a week could face legal action.
