Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State said the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state will commence in June.
Lawal disclosed this yesterday during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Labour Union in Gusau, the state capital.
Grassroots Parrot recalled that former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the N30, 000 minimum wage into law in 2019, and its implementation took effect that same year.
However, a statement issued on Thursday by the Zamfara governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, confirmed that the implementation will commence next month, five years later.
Idris said the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage reflects the state government’s dedication to enhancing the welfare of workers.
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“The Zamfara State government will start paying a minimum wage of N30,000 instead of N7,000 effective June this year,” the statement read.
Governor Lawal reiterated that the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage is aimed at motivating Zamfara workers.
According to the statement, the governor also highlighted various initiatives his administration has undertaken to improve workers’ welfare, including the payment of withheld three months’ salaries, leave grants, and other bonuses.
The move came at a time when the Federal Government, the organized private sector, and organized labor failed to reach a consensus on the new minimum wage at the Wednesday meeting.
Sources at the meeting hinted to newsmen that the government initially stood its ground on the N54,000 it proposed on Tuesday, citing a paucity of funds.
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However, the government was forced to propose the sum of N57,000 after the committee took a 30-minute break to make further deliberations.
The highly informed sources noted that at the end of the break, both the government and the OPS proposed the sum of N57,000 as the minimum wage.
The sum was, however, rejected by Labor, whose final proposal was N497,000 from its initial N615, 000.
The tripartite committee, however, adjourned till next Tuesday, May 28, to continue deliberation after Wednesday’s meeting in Abuja, again, ended in a deadlock.
