By Francis Ogwo
The new minimum wage of N30,000 will be implemented by Gombe State Government in 2021.
This is coming in with reports revealing that it had a provision in its 2021 budget.
This information was made public by the State’s Commissioner of Finance, Malam Muhammad Gambo Magaji on Thursday who noted that the 2021 fiscal budget was increased due to the provision for personnel cost which carries the commencement of the payments.
Magaji said the State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya is expected to sign a warrant to that effect so that the Accountant General of the State will commence the payment by January 2021.
According to him, “the minimum wage will be reinstated in 2021. It was captured in the budget, we hope that the Executive Governor will sign the warrant today December 31, 2021.
“The Accountant General will by January 1 begin the implementation of the warrant. This warrant captures the new minimum wage.”Gambo added.
Muhammad Gambo also during the breakdown, explained that the personnel cost of the Government during the 2020 fiscal year which stood at N21,378,173,100.00 billion, was shot up to N23,029, 391,426.00 billion for the 2021 fiscal year which is expected to accommodate the payment of the new minimum wage of N30,000.00.
Recall that the payment of the N30,000 new minimum wage was halted in March 2020 in the wake of the outbreak of coronavirus which forced Government to trim down its expenditures to focus attention in the fight against COVID-19.
