The Borno government has directed the immediate implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage to workers in the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.
Alhaji Bakaka Garbai, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, told newsmen in Maiduguri on Saturday that Gov. Kashim Shettima had directed for the payment of the salary beginning from the end of Feb.
The local council workers in the state had been on strike since December 2011 for non implementation of the new wage.
It took the intervention of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Garbai, before the government agreed to pay the new minimum wage to the workers. .
“Gov. Kashim Shettima has directed the immediate payment of the N18, 000 new minimum wage to Local Government staff in the state.
“He has directed that the payment must be effected to the staff at the end of the month, especially in LGCs where there is enough money to pay”, the commissioner announced.
He said in councils with inadequate funds to pay, a certain percentage of the salary would be paid, pending when funds were available.
“The percentage will range between 50 and below depending on the financial capacities of the LGCs.”
He said that the government had concluded arrangements to capture the biometric data of workers in the state from the end of this month, to eliminate ghost workers and reduce corruption.
The commissioner said that the government had already enlisted the support of the NLC, NUT and other unions to ensure the success of the excercise.
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I thank 4 ALLAHL and Governo kashim on behave of myselve,my family,union leaders and people of borno state 4 the issue of minimum wage to come to an end, that is what we expect from u governo kashim,we pray may the ALMAIGHTY ALLAH grant us peace here in Borno and Nigeria in general,amiin.