By Umar Faruk Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State House of Assembly has approved a supplementary budget of N53.5 billion presented by Governor Nasir Idris, paving the way for the implementation of the new minimum wage in the state.
The Assembly ratified the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2024, after its third reading, with Speaker Rt. Hon. Muhammad Usman Zuru presiding.
According to Hon. Adamu Muhammad Birnin-Yauri, Chairman of the Finance and Appropriation Committee, the cumulative budget for Kebbi State now stands at N303.7 billion.
“The Kebbi State House of Assembly prioritizes workers’ salaries, consistently allocating sufficient funds,” Birnin-Yauri stated. “Minimum wage is a national necessity; we’ve included it in the budget to ensure its implementation.”
This development follows similar moves by other states, such as Kano, which approved a N99 billion supplementary budget for the same purpose . At the federal level, a new minimum wage bill proposing N70,000 is expected to be sent to the National Assembly for approval
In 2019, Kebbi State had approved the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants .
