National News Special Report
CIVIL SERVANTS HAIL EL-RUFA'I FOR PAYING NEW MINIMUM WAGE
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Afnews Editor
Sep 27, 2019
Some Civil Servants in Kaduna State on Friday commended Gov.
Nasir El-Rufa'i for paying the N30,000 minimum wage as promised.
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El-Rufa'i had in a statement in August signed by his Special
Adviser on Media and Communications, Muyiwa Adekeye, promised to pay the
N30,000 National Minimum Wage in September.
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Mr. Zubairu Bello, a Grade Level 10 officer, said he was
shocked when he received an alert of N65,500, representing an N25,500 increase
from the N40,000 he receives monthly as a salary.
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"I am so happy with this development because now I can
comfortably feed my family, pay school fees and make some savings. I want to
thank El-Rufa'i for the gesture. This is a prove of his administration's
commitment to putting people first,ÔÇØ Bello told a correspondent of News Agency
of Nigeria.
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Another civil servant on grade level 05, Malam Shehu Jaji,
told NAN that his salary was increased from N23,000 to N38,804.
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"I know the governor has promised to pay the N30,000 minimum
wage, but I took it as a mere political statement until yesterday when I
received a salary alert of N38,804. This will improve the quality of life of my
family because my disposable income has significantly improved. I deeply
appreciate the governor for keeping his promise,ÔÇØ Jaji said.
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A level 07 officer, Asiru Abdulsalam, who equally thanked
the governor for keeping his promise, also said that his salary has increased
from 28,000 to 47,000.
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Similarly, the Trade Union Congress, Kaduna State Council,
also joined workers in commending the governor for implementing the minimum
wage as promised.
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The union, in a letter of appreciation to the governor,
signed by the Council's Chairman, Shehu Mohammed, described the development as
commendable considering that the Federal government was yet to fully implement
the national minimum wage.
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The union promised to support the El-Rufa'i led-administration to move Kaduna State to greater heights by assuring that the productivity of the workforce improved. (DP)
