Nigeria: Aliyu directs early payment of June salaries — Africa Links 24

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has directed the early payment of June salaries to all civil servants across the state, beginning Monday, to enable them to prepare for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.

The directive, announced in a statement issued on Saturday by the Governor’s Press Secretary, Malam Abubakar Bawa, applied to workers at the state and local government levels, including staffers of the Local Government Education Authority, LGEA, and pensioners.

According to Mr…