Disclosing this while receiving the Public Service Negotiation Committee’s Report headed by the state Head of Civil Service at his office on Tuesday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said, the new minimum wage will be effective from November 2024.
In a statement, obtained by Nigerian Kicker, Spokesperson to the governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa says the Governor, noted that Kano state “has one of the largest workforces in Nigeria, reflective of our population and specific local needs, together with our financial constraints, including the low Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) we inherited, we have decided to implement the new national minimum wage of N71,000.00.”
Governor Yusuf said, implementation of minimum wage will increase the state monthly salary obligations by over N6bn , adding that additional N7bn is needed for the 44 local government councils.
The governor added that the approval followed the “courageous effort by the present administration’s commitment to social justice, economic growth, and enhanced living standards for the state workers and citizens.
He disclosed that present government inherited an average monthly IGR of only N2bn, lamenting that “by comparison, states such as Lagos generate an average of N54.3bn, Rivers N14.5 bn , Ogun N10.1bn and Delta N7.1 bn.
“This disparity highlights the urgent need for us to reform our domestic revenue generation strategies to meet our obligations to the people of Kano,” the governor emphasised.
He charged the beneficiaries “to enhance service delivery, continuously seek innovative solutions to improve public
services and streamline processes, foster collaboration, appealing to them to work seamlessly together to ensure transparency and accountability.
“Our administration is deeply committed to prioritizing the welfare of our civil servants, who tirelessly provide efficient, effective, and quality services to
our people despite limited financial resources,” he noted.
The governor lamented that following the 2023 elections, “the previous administration undertook a large-scale hiring initiative whereby 13,000 individuals were employed to the civil service without due diligence.”
Despite that, Governor Yusuf said, “the present administration in recognizing the importance of essential human resources in serving our citizens, we formed a committee to review these
hires and ultimately retained over 12,000
of them in the state civil service.”
He urged civil servants to intensify their dedication to efficiency, productivity and effectiveness, stressing that “let’s harness our collective strength to drive transformative change to achieve this greatness in the service.”
Earlier, the Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa, who presented the report, said, the committee has done its best to ensure appropriate implementation of the new wage without difficulties.
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