January 26, (THEWILL) – Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved the implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage for state workers, starting Monday.
According to Abubakar Bawa, the Press Secretary to the governor, the payment of the new minimum wage complies with the new national minimum wage approved by the federal government.
Bawa added that the move fulfils the Governor’s promise to implement the measure.
He notes that the implementation would cover the state civil servants, local governments and Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) staff across the state.
He urged the civil servants in the state to reciprocate the invaluable gesture by being alive to their responsibilities.
“With the commencement of the payment of this new national minimum wage, we expect a renewed commitment, hard work, punctuality and above all, seriousness from our civil servants”, he added.
Bawa said the Governor also vowed to sustain the prompt payment of salaries from the 19th to the 22nd of every month, saying that his administration will continue to remain workers-friendly.
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