The Bauchi State Government is to resume payment of workers salary after three months of non-payment by the immediate administration, according to the Secretary of the state transition committee, Aliyu Tilde.
Tilde told newsmen that the present administration in the state was not unaware of the sufferings of the workers as a result of the non-payment of their salaries, saying that government was making necessary preparations to ensure the successful commencement of the exercise.
The committee secretary called on workers to exercise patience as no genuine worker will be victimized in the process.
He said: “The state government is concerned about the alarming increase in the total money paid as monthly salary from N660 million in 2007 to N2.6 billion in 2015. It has become pertinent on the part of government to investigate the alleged misappropriation in its payroll levelled against some government functionaries.
“Workers would be required to present some documents to a committee which will be appointed by the state government to enable it verify and authentic list of serving workers on government’s payroll,” he added,
He also disclosed that the Federal Government had given to the state government approval for the use of former Bauchi Airstrip, located in the G.R.A Bauchi.
