Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, has assured the state civil servants that his government would immediately implement the proposed N56, 000 national minimum wage, if the Federal Government approves it.
Dankwambo gave the assurance at the commemoration of 2017 Workers’ Day in Gombe on Monday.
The governor was represented by his deputy, Mr Charles Iliya, who is also acting Governor.
‘’As soon as the Federal Government approves the new minimum wage, our administration will implement it within the limit of our resources.’’
He, however, called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigerians to be resilient and support government efforts aimed at moving the country out of current economic recession.
“Our administration accords top priority to the welfare of civil servants whose selfless service contributed immensely to the socio-economy development of our dear state.’’
Earlier in his remarks, Mr Aliyu Kamara, the State Chairman, NLC, appealed to the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency approve the new minimum wage submitted by the Technical Committee....
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