The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has approved the formation of a committee tasked with the implementation of the newly introduced national minimum wage.
A press release was issued by the Secretary to the Borno State Government on Wednesday.
That statement gave details on the composition of this committee.
The committee will be presided over by the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Engineer Babagana Mustapha Malumbe, with Barrister Mallam Fannami serving as the co-chair.
Meanwhile, the statement also outlined the committee’s responsibilities.
These responsibilities include:
Analysing the existing salary adjustments at the federal level to ascertain the feasibility of applying these adjustments in full or in part within the state.
Utilising the federal adjustments as a benchmark to devise a salary adjustment scheme that is both reasonable and sustainable, taking into account the unique characteristics of the state.
Addressing any other pertinent matters related to determining a fair and attainable remuneration for civil servants.
The committee comprises twelve additional members from the state’s government sector.
They include:
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Hauwa Abubakar.
Permanent Secretary for Finance & Economic Development, Alhaji Basha Kachalla Talba
Permanent Secretary for Administration & General Services, Dr. Muhammad Aminu Ghuluze
Permanent Secretary for Environment, Dr. Juliana Bitrus, Accountant-General, Baba Bura Usman
The State Auditor-General, Alhaji Shettima Bukar
Senior Technical Assistant (STA), General Service; Mohammed Habib Alkali (STA)
Finance and Economic Development; Mai Adamu Yau
Director, Biometric and Data Capture; Abubakar Kachalla
ICT Consultant; Prof. Babagana Gutti
Engr. Bako Adamu; and
Perm. Sec., Establishment, Dr. Sadiq Moh’d Abubakar.
However, the Nigeria Labour Congress & Trade Union Congress, members include the NLC Chairman, Comr. Yusuf Inuwa, TUC Chairman, Comr. Babayo Hamma, and JNC Chairman, Comr. Umar Abdullahi.
Also included are the NLC Secretary, Comr. Musa Umar Chiroma, the TUC Secretary, Comr. Baba Mohammed, the President of NULGE, Comr. M. Mustapha Bulama, the JNC Secretary, Comr. Haruna Musa, the Chairman of Pensioners, Comr. Alh. Musa Bukar Kukawa, and the SSANIP Chairman, Comr. Abba Aji Suleiman.
Also, according to the statement, the State Controller of Labour, Federal Ministry of Labour, Abubakar Ibrahim, has been appointed to the role of an observer.
Governor Abubakar Zulum gave a congratulatory remarks to the members.
He emphasised the importance of discharging their duties promptly.
Now, Borno is the most recent state in Nigeria to take such a significant step towards the implementation of the newly approved national minimum wage.
