Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved the payment of June salary to workers in the state beginning from Monday to allow them prepare for the coming Eid-el-Kabir festival.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, which was made available to journalists in the state, said the gesture is to ensure that workers in the state celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir comfortably.
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.
