Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has commenced the payment of the 30 thousand Naira minimum wage to the State civil servants.
In May, the governor announced in a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the labour union that the state government will begin paying minimum wage in June.
In a statement issued on Friday in Gusau, the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, disclosed that Zamfara civil servants started receiving their June salary on the 12th, ahead of the Eidil Adha celebration.
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He added that the state government had fulfilled its pledge to pay workers the minimum wage, which was reflected in the already-paid June salary.
The statement noted that before now, civil servants in Zamfara received a minimum wage as low as seven thousand naira.
The government has been worker-friendly since its inception, ensuring the payment of three months withheld salaries, leave grants, owed gratuities, and timely payment of salaries.
The government pledged to continue to make further efforts to reform and rejuvenate the Zamfara civil service.
(Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie)
