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Jigawa Governor Suspends Adviser Over Premature N70,000 Minimum Wage Announcement
The premature nature of the announcement has caused considerable confusion, as the government is still deliberating on the matter, and no official approval has been made.
Dutse, Jigawa State- Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, following an alleged premature statement regarding the approval of a new N70,000 minimum wage.
The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Malam Bala Ibrahim, in Dutse on Saturday.
The statement expressed the government’s concern over media reports circulating that claimed Governor Namadi had already approved the N70,000 minimum wage for state workers.
The premature nature of the announcement has caused considerable confusion, as the government is still deliberating on the matter, and no official approval has been made.
The governor’s office is now conducting an internal review to address the issue.
The statement read, “This sounds embarrassing and premature as the Committee headed by Head of the State Civil Service, set up by the Government to advise on the appropriate wage is yet to complete its assignment and submit report.
He explained that as a result of the development, the governor has approved the immediate suspension of Ado, pending findings of a committee set up under the chairmanship of the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Bello Abdulkadir.
The SSG added that the committee, which was given two weeks to submit its report is to investigate the source, actual content of the alleged statement and the motive behind it.
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.
