In an effort to assist civil servants in observing the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival with ease, Sokoto State governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has directed the early payment of June salary beginning from Monday, June 2.
According to a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, the salary payment will cover state and local government workers, Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) staff, as well as pensioners across the state.
This magnanimous gesture, the third of its kind since the inception of the present administration, is aimed at ensuring that civil servants are able to purchase sacrificial animals and adequately prepare for the festival.
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Gov. Sokoto, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage, urged civil the servants to reciprocate the government’s goodwill through greater dedication and commitment to duty.
He added: “Since we assumed office, we have undertaken several initiatives to support our workers, including prompt payment of salaries, restoration of cash allocations to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), Sallah gifts, and the payment of backlogs of gratuities and pensions to our retirees.
He also assured the people of his unwavering resolve to deliver more dividends of democracy to all parts of the state.