Jigawa governor suspends aide over misleading comment on N70,000 minimum wage
Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Bashir Ado, over alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage.
This is contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse, on Saturday.
Mr Ibrahim said that the government viewed with serious concern a statement circulating in various sections of the media alleging that the governor had approved N70, 000 as new minimum wage for workers in the state.
“This sounds embarrassing and premature as the committee headed by the Head of the State Civil Service, set up by the Government to advise on the appropriate wage has yet to complete its assignment and submit a report,” Mr Ibrahim said.
He explained that as a result of the development, the governor approved the immediate suspension of Mr Ado, pending findings of a committee set up under the chairmanship of the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Abdulkadir.
The SSG added that the committee, which was given two weeks to submit its report, would investigate the source, actual content of the alleged statement and the motive behind it.
Mr Ibrahim named Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture and Dr Abdullahi Muhammmad, Commissioner for Health and Muhammad Yahaya, Permanent Secretary Establishment and Service Matters, office of the SSG as members of the committee.
(NAN)
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