Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, over an alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage.
The Secretary to the State Government, Mallam Bala Ibrahim, said in a statement that “the government viewed with serious concern, a statement circulating in various sections of the media alleging that the governor has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state”.
According to the SSG, the statement by the Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions to the Governor was embarrassing and premature as the committee set up by the government to advise on the appropriate wage, headed by the Head of the State Civil Service, was yet to complete its assignment and submit a report.
He pointed out that as a result of the development, the governor has approved Ado’s immediate suspension, pending findings of a committee set up under the chairmanship of the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Bello Abdulkadir.
According to the SSG, a committee given two weeks to submit its report is to investigate the source, actual content of Ado’s statement and the motive behind it.
Commissioner for Information, Youth, Sports and Culture, Sagir Musa, Commissioner for Health, Dr Abdullahi Muhammmad, and Permanent Secretary, Establishment and Service Matters, Office of the SSG, Muhammad Yahaya, are members of the committee set up to probe Ado’s premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage.
