The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday requested the immediate suspension of all non-statutory deductions, remarkably cooperative associations and commodity vendors deductions.

Workers in the North-Western state have raised different objections in regards to deductions made through the state finance system.

As said by the Governor through his spokesperson in a statement, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said that the directive pointed toward prohibiting all non-statutory deductions made through the Zamfara State Government finance.

“In his resolve to sanitize the Zamfara State Payment system for more efficient management of state civil servants’ remuneration currently inundated with a lot of unauthorized and illegal deductions, Governor Dauda Lawal has ordered an immediate halt to all Non Statutory deductions from workers’ salaries,” the statement read.

“This verdict was made because of various questions about deductions from workers’ salaries, some of which were utilized to facilitate an illegal surcharge of the workers in the name of cooperatives & commodity loan repayments.

“Governor Lawal has directed the Commissioner of Finance to stop all of such deductions from workers’ salaries and to communicate the corresponding knowledge to all cooperative societies & other Commodity Vendors.

“For more clarity, the only allowed statutory deductions comprise the following: PAYE; Union dues; NHF; ZAMCHEMA; Water rate; FMB (Rent to Own); FMB (Home Renovation); Housing Corp Loan.

“The present administration in Zamfara state is focused ton carrying out measures that support the welfare and improvement of the civil servants. This incorporates upgrading working conditions, providing necessary resources, and establishing a conducive environment to ensure an exceptionally equipped, motivated, and productive workforce.”