…Tasks Govt on Implementation of New Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment
The Kaduna State Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended Governor Uba Sani for recalling some of the teachers sacked by previous administration in the state.
Kaduna NLC Chairman, Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman gave the commendation on Tuesday while fielding questions from members of Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) who are currently in the state for Governance Assessment visit.
Recall that administration of former Governor Nasir el-Rufai sacked over 23,000 Teachers including the then National President of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) during screening exercise in 2018 and 2021.
Comrade Ayuba Magaji Suleiman revealed that the current administration has recalled Head Teachers, Administrative Staff and Science Teachers affected in the mass sacking by the former Governor. He added that the process of correcting errors of past administration is still an ongoing process.
Speaking on Implementation of new minimum wage, Comrade Suleiman said the Governor approved N72,000 minimum wage which has taken effect for Workers on level 1-7.
According to him, Governor Uba Sani has commenced payment of N72,000 minimum wage for Workers in the lower cadre and we appreciate His Excellency for his prompt action. However, we are still working on consequential adjustment for senior staff.
The Labour Leader said Kaduna State Government will need over N1.2billion monthly to fully implement the new minimum wage.
Suleiman however appreciated the Governor for deploying 20 buses to provide free transportation for Workers and students in order to ameliorate impact of fuel subsidy removal.
Our Correspondent reports that NGIJ members are currently engaging Stakeholders and administering questionnaires across 23 local government areas of the State as part of ongoing Kaduna Governance Assessment.
