Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has approved a wage award of N10,000 to every civil servant in the state to celebrate the Eid-El-Fitri celebrations.
The approval is contained in a statement by Mohammed Sani Umar, Permanent Secretary, Establishments on behalf of the Head of Civil Service of the state.
According to him, “In his continuing efforts aimed at improving the welfare of the Civil Servants, His Excellency, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON (Kauran Bauchi), the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, has directed the immediate payment of ten thousand naira (N10,000.00) to all categories of civil servants in both the state and local government areas, as wage award.”
The Permanent Secretary added, “The gesture will provide additional resources to civil servants to celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr in high spirits, in the wake of the unpalatable economic situation generally.
“The Head of Civil Service wishes to thank His Excellency, the Governor for his numerous support and urged the workers to reciprocate the gesture by re-dedicating themselves to their duties with a view to improving and consolidating on the gains made so far,” the statement read.
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