In a gesture to ensure a comfortable Eid-el-Kabir celebration for its workers, the Sokoto State Government has approved the payment of June salaries beginning from Monday.
According to The PUNCH, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, said the payment will cover state civil servants, local government staff, and pensioners across the state.
Bawa said the payment covers state civil servants, local government staff, and pensioners in the state.
The statement read, “The payment covers state civil servants, local governments and local government education authority.
“It also includes pensioners across the state.”
The statement further conveyed the governor’s wishes to the entire Muslim Ummah for a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir festival.
The statement added that the governor, upon assumption of office has been “paying the salary of workers in the state between the 20th and 21st of every month.”
