Gov Namadi approves N10,000 wage award for Jigawa workers

Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has approved the payment of N10,000 wage award to civil servants in the state.

This is contained in a statement by the state Head of Civil Service (HoS), Alhaji Muhammad Dagaceri, on Monday in Dutse.

Dagaceri said the State Executive Council (SEC) had approved immediate payment of the wage award to the workers for three months, adding that the gesture was to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal.

According to him, the decision is in line with the current realities in the country, and the commitment of the state government towards improving the wellbeing of the people.

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“The governor has approved the immediate release of N20,000 for each public servant as cash palliative for January and February 2024, respectively.

“The civil servants will start receiving alerts of the two months cash palliative from today Monday, the 4th of March, as directed by the governor.

“And also by the end of this month the government will pay the remaining one month of March,” he said.

He also announced plans by the government to distribute food palliatives to the workers, adding that a committee had been constituted to ensure the smooth conduct of the exercise.

“Very soon government will work out measures to ease transportation difficulties for the civil servants”.

On the Worker Agricultural Support Scheme (JWASS), Dagaceri said that fertilisers and inputs would be distributed to the civil servants at a subsidised rate. (NAN)