Bauchi APC Makes Case For Workers’ Pay

The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State yesterday told the state government that there is no justification for delaying workers’ salary and as such called on it to immediately pay their outstanding salaries.
This was contained in a press release signed by the party’s publicity secretary, Adamu Jallah and made available to journalists in Bauchi, yesterday.
According to the party, prompt payment of salary is workers’ right, adding that there is no justification for the government to withhold salaries of some civil servants for more than three months.
It added that the state government does not have any reasons not to pay more so that it receives its monthly allocation from the Federal Government.
“While sympathizing with the affected civil servants who were not paid for many months, we call on the government to hasten and settle their outstanding salaries because it is their rights.
“The governor has no justification to withhold their salaries when he collects the monthly federal allocations,” the opposition party stated.
The party stated that despite the fact that the state government saved money from the suspension of certain activities as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19, it still owes workers.
“It is a known fact that a lot of activities have been paralyzed since the outbreak of COVID-19 nationwide, such as Ramadan feeding, school feeding, sponsorship of hajj operations, among other things.