One Yusuf Sulaiman Sumail has earned himself praise for returning a year’s salary paid into his deceased father’s account.
Yusuf’s late father who was in the employ of Kano State government died in October 2022 but his employer continued to remit salary into his bank account till last month.
A statement by Abdullahi Ibrahim, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Digital Media, on his verified Twitter account made public Yusuf’s noble act, saying the young man showed up at his father’s place of work to return the whole salary, N328,115.75, to the government.
“Yusuf stated that the state government had continued paying his late father’s salary into his account after his death in October 2022 until August 2023, when he made an official request for the payment to be stopped.
“To the governor’s satisfaction, Yusuf also requested to return the backlog of 328,115.75 to the government, for which the governor personally invited him to his office to thank him.
“Remarking, the governor commended Yusuf for his remarkable gesture, urging other young people to emulate him and uphold the value of honesty,” Ibrahim wrote.
