Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has announced that his administration will begin paying the minimum wage of 30,000 naira starting from next month.
The governor announced this during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Union, NLC.
In a statement by the spokesperson for the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that implementing the minimum wage reflects the state government’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare.
According to the statement, the State Government will start paying a minimum wage of thirty thousand Naira (₦30,000) instead of the previous seven thousand Naira (₦7,000) effective June this year.
While addressing the leaders of the Zamfara State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Governor Lawal reiterated that, implementing the thirty thousand Naira minimum wage is aimed at motivating Zamfara workers.
“Since assuming office as the governor of Zamfara State, my administration has implemented numerous civil service reforms to ensure workers’ welfare.
“We have achieved the payment of withheld three months salaries of workers, payment of leave grant, and other bonuses.
Governor Dauda further explained that, his government had paid a total of N4,337,087,490 billion in four batches to state and local government retirees, which have not been paid since 2011.
He said that there are plans to improve the efficiency of the civil service in the state, noting that no employee should be concerned about retirement.
The governor emphasized that they would ensure timely payment of retirement benefits without any delays, as they are committed to their rescue mission.
REL/ SANI DUTSINMA
