Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Bashir Ado, over a “premature statement” on implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Bala Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement at the weekend.
Ibrahim said the state government “viewed with serious concern, a statement circulating in various sections of the media alleging that the governor has approved N70,000 as new minimum wage for workers in the state.”
“This sounds embarrassing and premature as the committee headed by Head of the State Civil Service, set up by the Government to advise on the appropriate wage is yet to complete its assignment and submit a report,” he added.
He added that as a consequence, the governor has approved the immediate suspension of Ado, pending findings of a committee chaired by Bello Abdulkadir, attorney-general of the state and commissioner for justice.
The SSG stated that the committee, which was given two weeks to submit its report, will investigate the source, actual content of the alleged statement and motive behind it.
Ibrahim named Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture; Abdullahi Muhammmad, Commissioner for Health; and Muhammad Yahaya, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Establishment and Service Matters, Office of the SSG as members of the committee.
President Bola Tinubu had on July 29 signed the minimum wage bill into law.
The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
In September 2024, the Federal Government approved the upward review of the consolidated public service salary structure (CONPSS).
