Minimum wage: Kebbi state announces payment of N30,000 to workers
- Hours after the federal government began payment of new minimum wage, Kebbi state has followed suit
- The State Government (SSG) of Kebbi, Alhaji Babale Yauri, says the new payment will commence in September 2019
- Yauri calls on the local government councils in the state to harmonise their finances to be able to commence payment of the new wage
The government of Kebbi, on Monday, September 23, announced the commencement of the new N30,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.
Legit.ng understands that the payment of the new wage will commence in September 2019, as stated by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Babale Yauri, who spoke in Birnin-Kebbi, capital of the state.
“This is in line with the signing of the new minimum wage legislation by President Muhammadu Buhari and in cognisance of Kebbi government’s commitment to workers welfare.
“Governor Atiku Bagudu, has graciously approved for the immediate payment of minimum wage of N30,000 to the state civil servants with effect from September 2019,” the SSG announced.
According to Yauri, the implementation of the new wage followed the consultation with the Kebbi House of Assembly, leaders of labour unions and relevant government agencies.
“In spite of the resource constraint, the state government has decided to implement the new minimum wage,” he said.
He further stressed that with the commencement, no employee of the state government should receive less than N30,000.
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The SSG added that local government councils were encouraged to review their revenue profiles so as to begin to implement the new minimum wage legislation immediately.
Legit.ng reports that the approval of the new minimum wage comes hours after Governor Abubakar Bagudu insisted that Ruga is not a Fulani word but an acronym that was created by the colonialists.
The governor stated this in an interview published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, September 22.
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