Kano government assures civil servants of payment of N30,000 minimum wage
Mojisola Lawal
Kano state government has assured civil servants in the state of its commitment to the implementation of the N30, 000.00 minimum wage.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state commissioner for Information, Mallam Muhammad Garba on Thursday.
According to the statement, the deduction in November/December workers’ salary was temporary measure informed by the drop in federal allocation and dwindling internally generated revenue occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, indicated that the deduction was necessary to keep the government going in the face of the prevailing economic recession facing the country.
He pointed out that the state government took the measure instead of contemplating on paying half salary or in batches as obtains in other states or layoffs.
Malam Garba said that similar temporary measure was taken, including cut in the allowances for all political appointees in its administrative structure, during the first wave of the pandemic in the country between March and July, last year, which was withdrawn soon after the virus situation improved.
The commissioner therefore assured that as soon as the state of affairs improves, the state government would not hesitate to pay workers in its employ the full salary.
He solicited for the support and cooperation of the entire workforce in the state to bear with the situation and desist from spreading rumours on the government intention.
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