Katsina govt. inaugurates minimum wage consequential adjustment committee
The Katsina State Government inaugurated a consequential adjustments committee for the implementation of new minimum wage for civil servants in the state.
Speaking at the event in Katsina, the State Deputy Governor, Malam Faruk Lawal-Jobe, said that the committee would be headed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari.
He listed the committee members to include; the State Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Falalu Bawale, Commissioners for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Bello Kagara, and Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Bashir Tanimu, who is also the supervising Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Others, he said, were; Accountant-General, Auditor-General, ALGON Chairman, NULGE Chairman, Chairman of the State Internal Revenue, as well as, NLC and TUC Chairmen.
According to him, the Permanent Secretary, Department of Establishment and Training, will serve as Secretary of the Committee.
He said that the committee was given three weeks to submit its report.Related News
In his remarks, the Chairman of the Committee, Garba-Faskari, thanked the government for finding them worthy of the assignment and pledged to justify the confidence reposed in them.
He solicited for maximum cooperation from the members, to enable the committee work out the modalities for implementation of the new minimum wage in good time.
In a related development, the Deputy Governor also inaugurated a visiting panel committee to review the activities of Colleges of Health Science Technology in the state.
The committee, to be chaired by the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Dr Faisal Umar, has two weeks to submit its report to the state government.
(NAN)
