The Kano State government has established a committee on the implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage.
The committee was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Kano Government House by the Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, on behalf of the governor, Abba Yusuf.
In a statement by the Deputy governor’s spokesman, Ibrahim Shuaibu, Governor Yusuf disclosed that the committee’s responsibility is to plan effectively for the newly approved minimum wage and to present a practical recommendation for the state government’s immediate implementation.
The statement added that the committee has three weeks to present its recommendations to the government.
Yusuf expressed the belief that the implementation of the new minimum wage would increase the development of the state across all sectors, as the welfare of workers is a government priority.
“The committee has been tasked with delivering results within three weeks. The Governor reminded the committee members that their selection was based on merit and urged them to deliver convincing results,” the statement said.
The committee is headed by the Special Adviser to the governor on state Affairs, Usman Bala.
Other members of the committee include Commissioner of Finance, Ibrahim Fagge, and Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Alhaji. Musa Shanono and Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Baba Halilu Dantiye.
Others are Baffa Gaya, Prof. Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Salahudeen Habib Isa, Ibrahim I. Boyi, Ibrahim Muhammad Kabara, Mustapha Nuraddeen Muhammad, Abdulkadir Abdussalam, Umar Muhammad Jalo, Hassan Salisu Kofar Mata and Yahaya Umar.
Bala assured that the committee would use thorough data analysis and consider all relevant factors to arrive at a sustainable minimum wage recommendation for the state government.
