El-Rufai ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage from September 1

The Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir  El-Rufaia has announced that his administration  will commence the implementation of the New National Minimum wage from September 1, 2019.

The governor’s  Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, made the disclosure  on Monday.

According to Channels Television, Adekeye disclosed this at the end of the State Executive Council meeting chaired by the deputy governor, Mrs Hadiza Balarabe

He further hinted that the Council approved that payment of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments to civil servants should begin from September.

He, also informed that  the approval was part of the commitment of the Nasir El-Rufai administration to strengthening public service and its capacity to deliver quality and responsive service.

According to the new wage structure, the lowest-paid workers in the Kaduna State Civil Service will enjoy increments of as much as 67% while middle-ranking officers from Grade 10 to 14 were awarded increments of 60%.

In arriving at the decision to pay the N30,000 minimum wage, Adekeye noted  that the government considered several scenarios, bearing in mind the trend of Internally Generated Revenues and allocations from the Federation Account.

He added that paying the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments would increase the wage bill of the State Government by 33.

The governor’s aide stressed that the development would increase the gross monthly salary outlay from N2.827billion to N3.759billion.