BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto
The chairman of Sokoto State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Aliyu Abdullahi Jangle has advised the National President of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Alhaji Ali Haruna Kankara to make inquiries into any development before making claims that could be false.
Comrade Jangle who stated this while faulting clams by Ali Kankara that Sokoto is amongst the States that are yet to commence payment of the 70, 000 naira new minimum wage, added that, the State began payment of the new minimum wage to all categories of workers since January, 2025.
Addressing newsmen in Sokoto, both the the NLC and NULGE chairmen, Comrades Abdullahi Jangle and Ibrahim Abubakar Gero said Sokoto is the first to pay the new national minimum wage in Nigeria.
“”We want to make it categorically clear that, Sokoto State is the first in the Federation to fully implement the 70,000 new national minimum wage to State, Local Government and LGEA staff.
“”Therefore, what the NULGE National President, Ali Kankara said was not true. The payment of 70,000 new national minimum wage commenced in Sokoto since January this year with all workers benefiting””.
While noting that, it is disheartening to see the NULGE National President, Ali Kankara making comments on issues he has no knowledge of, Comrade Jangle said Sokoto paid new minimum wage to all category of workers including those at he local government and LGEA staff as well.
