Gombe State ready to implement N56,000 minimum wage- Dankwambo
Speaking at the 2017 worker’s day yesterday, the Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo through his deputy Charles Iliya said his administration is ready to implement N56,000 proposed minimum wage as soon as the federal government approves it.
“As soon as the Federal Government approves the new minimum wage, our administration will implement it within the limit of our resources,’’ he said.
“Our administration accords top priority to the welfare of civil servants whose selfless service contributed immensely to the socio-economy development of our dear state,’’ he also added.
On the other hand, Mr Aliyu Kamara, the state chairman, National Labour Congress (NLC), appealed to the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency approve the new minimum wage submitted by the technical committee.
