NLC lauds Sokoto gov’t over minimum wage payment

By Shafa’atu Suleiman

The Nigerian Labour Congress Sokoto State chapter has commended the state government for the commencement of the payment of N 70000 minimum wage in the state.

The commendation was made by the State NLC chairman Comrade Abdullahi Jungle during an interview with journalists in his office on Monday.

Jungle said the government has fulfilled its part of the promise and that which is left is for civil servants in the state to adhere and be dedicated to their jobs.

According to him, the minimum wage payment which has commenced in the state is a giant strike that calls for acknowledgement.

“Our state is among the first or second phases of states to commence payment. As I’m talking to you, almost 28 states are still using the old salary structure”.

The chairman who is part of the verification committee set up by the state government, said they are expected to verify ten thousand workers from the ministry of health, “and already about seven thousand have been verified and paid using the new minimum wage structure while others are awaiting verification.”

Lamenting on the number of ghost workers in the state, he said they are doing the needful to eliminate ghost workers from the state civil service.

“In the process of our verification today, we have identified 6 ghost workers and do away with them and we will continue to try our best.”

He urged civil servants in the state to support the government to move the state forward regardless of political differences