Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed Monday met with the leadership of organized labour in Bauchi State.
In attendance were, the Deputy Governor, Baba Tela, Chief of Staff, Government House Bauchi, Dr Ladan Salihu, Head of Service, Aliyu Jibo, Special Adviser on Civil Service, Mr Abdon Dalla Gin, SSA, Labour Matters as well as representatives of Labour Unions in the State.
Speaking with journalists after the meeting, the Chief of Staff, Government House Bauchi, Dr Ladan Salihu said all the issues identified by the labour have been discussed extensively and agreed upon.
He added that Governor Bala has during the meeting constituted a committee to be headed by the Deputy Governor, Baba Tela to find solutions related to challenges in the payment of salaries.
Dr Ladan added that Governor Bala has however appointed the SSG Alhaji Mohammed Sabiu Baba as the committee’s secretary with one month to submit report.
The CoS called for support to the administration of Governor Bala to enable him succeed in sanitizing the payroll and for the betterment of the civil service.
Earlier speaking, the chairman, NLC Bauchi State Chapter, Comrade Danjuma Saleh expressed gratitude to Governor Bala for finding it worthy to call for the meeting, describing their engagement as fruitful.