The Bauchi State Financial Council has authorised monthly stipends for imams and pastors throughout the state.

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Governor Bala Mohammed chaired the council assembly on Friday, with senior officers from the state’s finance and income sectors in attendance.

Briefing journalists after the assembly, the Head of the Bauchi State Civil Service, Barrister Mohammed Sani Umar, stated the council agreed that imams in Juma’at mosques and Christian clerics of various denominations ought to obtain monthly allowances.

He defined that the funds will cowl spiritual leaders no matter their sect or church affiliation.

“The ultimate step is to work out the financial and monetary implications for the efficient implementation of this coverage,” Umar stated.

He additionally revealed that the council mentioned plans to start wage funds for newly appointed emirs and district heads within the state.

In accordance to him, the federal government has already made adequate monetary preparations to help the funds.

In a associated growth, the governor’s Chief Financial Adviser, Alhaji Yahuza Adamu Haruna, stated the council reviewed how salaries are managed within the state.

He defined that the federal government partnered with Onyx Funding Advisory Restricted to clear up the payroll and take away ghost employees.

The train, he stated, uncovered greater than 3,000 fictitious names on the payroll, serving to the state save over N4.16 billion.

“By August 2024, the state authorities took over wage funds from the consulting agency. Beforehand, the method was riddled with complaints, however because the train was concluded, there have been no additional complaints,” Haruna stated.