From Ahmad Ibrahim, Gusau
Governor Dauda Lawal has announced that his government will begin payment of minimum wage by next month.
The governor announced this during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Labour Union on Wednesday.
A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, revealed that implementing the minimum wage reflects the state government’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare.
The statement added that the state will start paying a minimum wage of N30,000 instead of N17,000 effective June this year.
“Today, I want to announce to the Zamfara State Labour Union leaders that my government will commence payment of N30,000 minimum wage next month.
“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.
“My government has 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.
“We have further plans to improve the efficiency of the civil service in Zamfara. No employee should be concerned about retirement, as we will ensure timely payment of retirement benefits without any delays. We are committed to our rescue mission,” the statement added.