Kebbi Gov, Nasiru Idris, Approves N75,000 As Minimum Wage

From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi

The Kebbi State governor Comrade Dr. Nasiru Idris on Wednesday signed the minimum wage of N75,000 for Kebbi State workers into law, as he gave the State Ministry for finance 72 hours to commence the payment effective from this month salary.

The governor who received the reports of the minimum wage committee headed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Alhaji Yakubu Bala Tafida said he decided that the committee should work out modalities for the payment and come up with reasonable and acceptable amount.

“To the glory of God, the committee work round the clock, came up with N72,000, N73,000 and N75,000, I want to say that I used my discretion to choose the N75,000 as the minimum wage payable to the State workers which we are witnessing the signing of it into law today.”

While speaking to pressmen, shortly after the governor’s signing of the minimum wage, the Accountant General of the State, Muhammadu Bello Ibrahim promised that the State Ministry of Finance would heed to governor’s directive to ensure the payment of the minimum wage this month.

The State A.G called on the State workers to re double their efforts to ensure productivities and bring the confidence the governor have in them to bear in the discharge of their duties.

In his Statement, the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajearo who witnessed the signing of the minimum wage into law called on other governors across the country to emulates their Kebbi State counterpart to ensure immediate payment of the minimum wage to their workers.