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Nigerians are just too fish sighted , in 2014 the minimum was wage was 115 dollars and today they are celebrating Buhari paying them

NkitaAla:
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This is how unreasonable some of you could be on social media,..this is the best you can offer

This is good News, congratulations to the good people of kebbi state..

Nigerians are just too fish sighted , in 2014 the minimum was wage was 115 dollars and today they are celebrating Buhari paying them 82 dollars minimum wage ..una mumu never do

ManirBK:
The announcement of the commencement of payment of new minimum wage in September, 2019 by Kebbi state government came to the people of the state especially civil servants as a big surprise. When the announcement was made on Monday 23rd September, 2019 by the Secretary to the Kebbi State Government, Alhaji Babale Umar, flanked by the Head of Civil Service of the state, Alhaji Musa Tanko Magaji and some directors at the Cabinet office in Birnin Kebbi, even the curious journalists that converged to cover the pronouncement by the SSG thought it was just a routine press briefing on entirely a different issue.

But to the surprise of all, the SSG said the Kebbi State Government has approved new minimum wage of N30,000 to state workers with effect from this month. He stated that: “In line with the signing of the new minimum wage legislation by President Muhammadu Buhari, and cognisance of Kebbi Government’s commitment to workers’ welfare, Governor Atiku Bagudu has graciously approved for the immediate payment of minimum wage of N30,000 to the state civil servants with effect from September 2019”.

He further opined that the implementation was sequel to the consultation with members of Kebbi State House of Assembly, leaders of labour unions and relevant government agencies.

Soon after the announcement, the information quickly circulated to the entire state within a short period owing to the fact that the information went viral through the social media even before the conventional media released their part of the story.



Many workers in the first place did not believe the information they got through the social media for they consider it an unreliable source of information, even with the picture of the governor, and the SSG who made the announcement pasted on such messages, for the notion that the information could be a fake news.

However, their doubt began to fizzle out when the online stories of some major newspapers came out some hours after the announcement. It was joy, laughter and jubilation over the unexpected information. Civil servants were seen jubilating over the matter.



With the announcement and subsequent implementation of the minimum wage, Kebbi State now takes the lead in northern Nigeria and perhaps one of the few states in the country to douse the tension or controversy surrounding payment of N30,000 minimum wage.

This is being achieved even with the lean resources of the state government that heavily depends on its monthly allocation from the federation account and meagre internally generated revenue amounting to a paltry over N300 million, to pay workers their salaries.



It will be recalled that in 2017, the Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Augie, during a ministerial briefing organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Kebbi State said that the state generated N6.4 billion IGR in two years. “The board of Internal Revenue contributed a total of N6,441,185 to the state coffers since inception of this administration in 2015 ‘’, he explained.



Perhaps why most people especially the hardworking state’s civil servants viewed the increment as a surprise was because the state has a history of not implementing wages accordingly. Even the N18,000 minimum wage introduced by the then President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration was not fully implemented by the immediate administration of Alhaji Saidu Nasamu Dakingari. This led to series of strikes by labour unions in the state spearheaded by Nigeria Labour Organisation (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Hence, workers in the state did not enjoy the full implementation of N18,000 minimum wage. Certain percentage was merely approved by the previous administration.

However, the state has a good history of prompt and regular payment of workers’ salary. Even under the present administration, salaries are paid on a regular basis.



It is a known fact that resource constraints has been the major obstacle for states to pay the new minimum wage, but even the Bagudu-led administration has agreed to pay as said by the SSG.

“In spite of the resource constraint, the state government has decided to implement the new minimum wage, no employee of the state government shall receive less than N30,000 while other employees would also receive the same wage as agreed upon the consequential increase of the allowances in line with the guidelines,” he emphasized.

However, local government areas were encouraged to take steps to improve their revenue base so as to implement the new minimum wage.

“Local government councils are encouraged to review their revenue profiles and take steps to implement the new minimum wage legislation immediately,” the secretary to the state government said.



A cross section of civil servants who spoke on the development expressed their happiness with the increment.

Bello Adamu, 58, a civil servant in the state, thanked the Kebbi state government for taking the lead in the implementation of the 30,000 minimum wage.

He said: “I remain thankful to our governor. He has really tried for us. My purchasing power has now increased.” Another labourer, Jabbi Sadu, stated that: “We have now entered next level in Kebbi on a positive note. Thirty thousand Naira is not a small money for me, I am really happy over the matter”.



Hadiza Sahabi, a married woman aged 32, on her part said she would use the additional money from her salary to improve her business and support her family. Abubakar Sule is another civil servant in Kebbi who used to earn less than N30, 000 per month, but with the implementation of the minimum wage, he now earns more than that.

He warned labour leaders in the state to accept the new minimum wage as presented by the government in view of the dwindling economy.

However, the announcement of the new wage has generated some shock waves to the organized labour in the state. The Kebbi State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Umar Alhassan Halidu, after the union’s meeting said government did not carry them along on the issue of the implementation of new wage to workers before arriving at the decision. Although he described the new minimum wage as a welcome development especially for grade level 1 to 6 workers, he stated that the bone of contention was those from grade 7 upwards. He appealed to government to revisit the issue based on principle of fair bargaining.https://leadership.ng/2019/09/28/jubilation-in-kebbi-as-bagudu-pays-new-minimum-wage-of-n30000/? Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala

Nice gesture
All our Igbo or south south governors with high federal allocations will not be happy now.
Biko i want to be part of this states civil servant, Help a brother

The average PDP person is a criminal at heart.

Good one Bagudu. My best Governor so far

Kwara is not responding

contigiency:
How far with our southern governors? Or are they waiting for people to blame buhari for not transmitting the minimum wage letter to them?

even the buhari sef na scam! ask FG employees

South south governor's what's happened u people are telling us u can pay the 30k self

SirDelight:
I need someone to tell me how much the corps members now receive as allowee.

No be Federal govt signed the minimum wage?

As usual na 19800

Larryomooba:
So what's still Buhari's reason ?
In our constitution failure to pay suppose To attract FG getting sued but here we re Person wey no listen to court order, na him We won sue, wat a waste of time.
We've been scammed 12months now they haven't implement police Salaries. Too bad

What is this one saying?

Flowdada:
Government and state wey sabi not like my state Abia which is the most back ward state in the country,with a worst governor
I learnt he uses walking stick to walk this days

Bros that guy belle 2 big 4 only legs to carry, so d need 4 walking stick. I pity Abians, Kogites and d Benues, it is well

ManirBK:
What happened to oil producing state that they can't pay minimum wage especially Wicked Wike!

Osus won't emulate this...
THEY HATE EACH OTHER...

kokomaster3d:
We are waiting for Akwa Ibom with the Highest Federal Allocation

Useless greedy governors won't...


Wicked bastards.

Okoroawusa:
What is this one saying?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/police-salaries-unchanged-10-months-after-fgs-increment/amp/

What's stopping FG implementing
New minimum wage?

That's what I'm saying

docadams:
Delta, Bayelsa, Edo, Akwa Ibom, Abia, and Ondo. The citizens of these states have forsaken their future to the demons ruling them.

Exactly.
Evil men
Woe betide them.

[s][quote author= post=82691025]Give it up for the Governor of the DECADE!![/quote][/s]

valentineuwakwe:
just an announcement and people have stated jubilating...let them send the first alert, then we can confirm it...

On point, Bros! God bless you!!!

YorubaHero12:
What is really happening to the governors of the south. Why are the Northern governors paying the minimum wage while the southern governors with the economy and oil money are still sleeping.

This is starting to look like a curse or maybe someone can please explain to me.

the salary wage bill in most northern states can't be compared to the southern states.this minimum wage of a thing is gonna be difficult for the southern states.I learnt kebbi salary wage bill is in the range of 2billion naira monthly.that of benue is around 7 billion.the reason most core northern states r paying salaries comfortably and some middle belt and southern states r on the other hand finding it difficult.

What a shame on those states with 13% oil derivation from FG.

ozo13:
the salary wage bill in northern states can't be compared to the southern state.this minimum wage of a thing is gonna be difficult for the southern states.I learnt kebbi salary wage bill is in the range of 2billion naira monthly.that of benue is around 7 billion.the reason most core northern state's r paying salary comfortably and some middle belt and southern states r on the other side finding it difficult.

And what about Bayelsa with 13% derivation from FG and just 8 LG ? You need not to support failure. It will interest you to know Kano without FG 13% derivation and with 44LG areas, has more structural development than Rivers State with oil and 13 derivation

Abia state, will start paying middle of next year. 2020.

FarahAideed:
Nigerians are just too fish sighted , in 2014 the minimum was wage was 115 dollars and today they are celebrating Buhari paying them

Keep quiet , you always find a shaddy way of justifying your failed Govs from the SOUTH

marvin906:
niger delta will never grow even if this country starts allowing States to control their resources..
with the leaders niger delta have ...hmmmm
ordinary 30k they hard them..
oil producing state my black ass

I wonder if you will be in government and take over from the mad set of people we have.

Afamed:
Keep quiet , you always find a shaddy way of justifying your failed Govs from the SOUTH

Is the new minimum wage not just 82 dollars? Are we really moving forward or backward ?

This wasn't a minimum wage implementation rather an increment.

It was a face-saving move from a governor under a whole lot of pressure.


BTW, the honour of the "first governor" to implement a proper 30,000 naira minimum wage goes to Kaduna state governor.

ManirBK:
The announcement of the commencement of payment of new minimum wage in September, 2019 by Kebbi state government came to the people of the state especially civil servants as a big surprise. When the announcement was made on Monday 23rd September, 2019 by the Secretary to the Kebbi State Government, Alhaji Babale Umar, flanked by the Head of Civil Service of the state, Alhaji Musa Tanko Magaji and some directors at the Cabinet office in Birnin Kebbi, even the curious journalists that converged to cover the pronouncement by the SSG thought it was just a routine press briefing on entirely a different issue.

But to the surprise of all, the SSG said the Kebbi State Government has approved new minimum wage of N30,000 to state workers with effect from this month. He stated that: “In line with the signing of the new minimum wage legislation by President Muhammadu Buhari, and cognisance of Kebbi Government’s commitment to workers’ welfare, Governor Atiku Bagudu has graciously approved for the immediate payment of minimum wage of N30,000 to the state civil servants with effect from September 2019”.

He further opined that the implementation was sequel to the consultation with members of Kebbi State House of Assembly, leaders of labour unions and relevant government agencies.

Soon after the announcement, the information quickly circulated to the entire state within a short period owing to the fact that the information went viral through the social media even before the conventional media released their part of the story.



Many workers in the first place did not believe the information they got through the social media for they consider it an unreliable source of information, even with the picture of the governor, and the SSG who made the announcement pasted on such messages, for the notion that the information could be a fake news.

However, their doubt began to fizzle out when the online stories of some major newspapers came out some hours after the announcement. It was joy, laughter and jubilation over the unexpected information. Civil servants were seen jubilating over the matter.



With the announcement and subsequent implementation of the minimum wage, Kebbi State now takes the lead in northern Nigeria and perhaps one of the few states in the country to douse the tension or controversy surrounding payment of N30,000 minimum wage.

This is being achieved even with the lean resources of the state government that heavily depends on its monthly allocation from the federation account and meagre internally generated revenue amounting to a paltry over N300 million, to pay workers their salaries.



It will be recalled that in 2017, the Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Augie, during a ministerial briefing organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Kebbi State said that the state generated N6.4 billion IGR in two years. “The board of Internal Revenue contributed a total of N6,441,185 to the state coffers since inception of this administration in 2015 ‘’, he explained.



Perhaps why most people especially the hardworking state’s civil servants viewed the increment as a surprise was because the state has a history of not implementing wages accordingly. Even the N18,000 minimum wage introduced by the then President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration was not fully implemented by the immediate administration of Alhaji Saidu Nasamu Dakingari. This led to series of strikes by labour unions in the state spearheaded by Nigeria Labour Organisation (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Hence, workers in the state did not enjoy the full implementation of N18,000 minimum wage. Certain percentage was merely approved by the previous administration.

However, the state has a good history of prompt and regular payment of workers’ salary. Even under the present administration, salaries are paid on a regular basis.



It is a known fact that resource constraints has been the major obstacle for states to pay the new minimum wage, but even the Bagudu-led administration has agreed to pay as said by the SSG.

“In spite of the resource constraint, the state government has decided to implement the new minimum wage, no employee of the state government shall receive less than N30,000 while other employees would also receive the same wage as agreed upon the consequential increase of the allowances in line with the guidelines,” he emphasized.

However, local government areas were encouraged to take steps to improve their revenue base so as to implement the new minimum wage.

“Local government councils are encouraged to review their revenue profiles and take steps to implement the new minimum wage legislation immediately,” the secretary to the state government said.



A cross section of civil servants who spoke on the development expressed their happiness with the increment.

Bello Adamu, 58, a civil servant in the state, thanked the Kebbi state government for taking the lead in the implementation of the 30,000 minimum wage.

He said: “I remain thankful to our governor. He has really tried for us. My purchasing power has now increased.” Another labourer, Jabbi Sadu, stated that: “We have now entered next level in Kebbi on a positive note. Thirty thousand Naira is not a small money for me, I am really happy over the matter”.



Hadiza Sahabi, a married woman aged 32, on her part said she would use the additional money from her salary to improve her business and support her family. Abubakar Sule is another civil servant in Kebbi who used to earn less than N30, 000 per month, but with the implementation of the minimum wage, he now earns more than that.

He warned labour leaders in the state to accept the new minimum wage as presented by the government in view of the dwindling economy.

However, the announcement of the new wage has generated some shock waves to the organized labour in the state. The Kebbi State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Umar Alhassan Halidu, after the union’s meeting said government did not carry them along on the issue of the implementation of new wage to workers before arriving at the decision. Although he described the new minimum wage as a welcome development especially for grade level 1 to 6 workers, he stated that the bone of contention was those from grade 7 upwards. He appealed to government to revisit the issue based on principle of fair bargaining.https://leadership.ng/2019/09/28/jubilation-in-kebbi-as-bagudu-pays-new-minimum-wage-of-n30000/? Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala

FarahAideed:
Is the new minimum wage not just 82 dollars? Are we really moving forward or backward ?

Keep quite and stop derailing the thread. You should ask critical question, why your failed Govs in the South are still unable to pay despite their monthly derivation of 13%

Afamed:
Keep quite and stop derailing the thread.

Why do you hate for Nigerians to prosper you this Niger republic man? Go back to your country

ozo13:
the salary wage bill in most northern states can't be compared to the southern states.this minimum wage of a thing is gonna be difficult for the southern states.I learnt kebbi salary wage bill is in the range of 2billion naira monthly.that of benue is around 7 billion.the reason most core northern states r paying salaries comfortably and some middle belt and southern states r on the other hand finding it difficult.

Well you have a point. But if you also look at the IGR generated by the Southern states, it should at least cover up for the salary wage bill to some extent.

We can’t compare the IGR of Ogun state with that of Kebbi even if we will argue that Kebbi is gonna have a lower salary wage bill. So I think the southern governor should wake up and try to buckle up at least to some extent.

FarahAideed:
Why do you hate for Nigerians to prosper you this Niger republic man? Go back to your country

Lawrence, you still have not answered my question. Why non of govs in South despite 13% derivation, non has been able to pay.
I really don't think you can be more Nigerian than me anyway.