Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, says his administration has maintained enough financial discipline and prudent management to enable the state pay workers’ salaries and pensioners for five consecutive months without relying on allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
Idris made the declaration on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi while speaking at the opening of a health workers’ summit organised by the Kebbi State Assembly of Health Workers.
The governor, a former National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers and former Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, said he remained committed to the welfare of workers.
He said his administration lifted the embargo on employment after assuming office and recruited 5,166 workers into the state civil service, including doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
According to him, the government has also improved the state’s healthcare system and implemented the new consolidated salary structure for doctors and other health workers.
> “With or without funds from the FAAC, I will be able to pay salaries and pensions for five straight months because my administration has maintained prudent financial management and discipline,” Idris said.
The governor further stated that Kebbi would be among the first states to implement the new minimum wage once negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour are concluded.
The summit brought together various health professional bodies, including the Medical and Health Workers Union, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, laboratory technicians and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria.
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