BREAKING: Kano Inaugurates State Committee on New Minimum Wage

By Farouk Musa Isa 

Kano State Governor, Alh. Abba Kabir Yusuf, has inaugurated a State Advisory Committee on the New National Minimum Wage, just 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the new N70,000 minimum wage as agreed with the organized Labour Union.

Kano is the first state nationwide to establish such a committee. The inauguration took place today at the State Government House and was conducted by the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, on behalf of the Governor.

A statement issued to the newsmen by Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, spokesman of the Deputy Governor,, revealed that Governor Yusuf tasked the committee to plan effectively for the newly approved minimum wage and to present a practical recommendation for the state government’s immediate implementation.

Governor Yusuf assured that the implementation of the new minimum wage would increase the development of Kano State across all sectors, as the welfare of workers is a government priority.

The committee has been mandated 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 newly inaugurated Chairman of the Committee, Alh. Usman Bala Muhammad, Special Adviser to the Governor on State Affairs, expressed his gratitude to the State Government for its confidence in the committee. 

He noted that the exercise would significantly impact thousands of workers in both the private and public sectors by balancing the interests of employers, employees, and the public.

He 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.

Members of the committee include: Alh. Usman Bala Muhammad, Special Adviser to the Governor on State Affairs as Chairman, Alh. Ibrahim Jibril Fagge, Commissioner of Finance, Alh. Musa Suleman Shanono Commissioner of Planning and Budget, and Baba Halilu Dantiye Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs.

Other members of the committee are Baffa Sani 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.