Jigawa: Minimum wage not yet decided, aide suspended over unauthorised statement
The Jubilation of civil servants in Jigawa state has been rendered premature after the Jigawa govt clarified that the news circulating the media on approving the N70,000 was not authorised.
Alhaji Bashir Ado, Special Adviser to His Excellency, Governor Malam Umar Namadi on Salary and Pensions, and committee member for the minimum wage implementation in a statement on Saturday disclosed to newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Kanya Babba that the Jigawa govt has approved the N70,000 minimum wage. A statement that has now been frowned at by the govt.
“Governor Umar Namadi has already approved the N70,000 as minimum wage; what remains is for the committee to complete its assigned responsibility for the implementation”.
“I am sure civil servants will laugh and appreciate Governor Umar Namadi’s effort when they see the salary increase”, he disclosed.
Namadi after getting wind of the unsanctioned statement from his aide immediately suspended him.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse, on Saturday.
The statement read, “this sounds embarrassing and premature as the committee headed by the 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 further said that to fully get to the root of the statement that has caused confusion, a committee has been set up.
According to the statement, State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Bello Abdulkadir has been tasked to chair the committee. Others included in the committee include Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Sagir Musa; Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdullahi Muhammmad, and Permanent Secretary of Establishment and Service Matters, Office of the SSG, Muhammad Hahaha
