Lawmakers Approve Salary Increment For Zamfara State Traditional Rulers

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Lawmakers Approve Salary Increment For Zamfara State Traditional Rulers

The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the salary increment for traditional rulers in the state.

According to reports, the approval was given during a plenary session
following the state government request on the increment. The Speaker,
Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji, said Governor Abdula’ziz Yari, had through the
office of the Secretary to the State Government forwarded a letter to
the House requesting for approval for adjustment of the salary of
traditional rulers in the state.

“We have a similar request from the State Ministry for Local
Government and Chieftaincy Affairs,” Rikiji said. He said the request
covered all the traditional rulers in the state categorised as follows,
the Chairman of the State Council of Chiefs who is currently receiving
N164, 926 would now collect N350, 000 monthly.

Also, the 10 first class Emirs who used to collect N140, 000 monthly
each would now receive N275, 000 each”, he said.  Rikiji said the
salaries of the six second-class Emirs in the state had been upgraded
from the sum of N114,310 monthly to N225, 000 monthly.

“Our 12 senior district heads that are receiving N65, 000 will now be
receiving N100, 000 monthly while 228 district heads across the state
will be receiving N70, 000 monthly instead of N35, 000. We have 1,060
village heads that were collecting N15, 000 and now to collect N25, 000
each monthly,” he said.  

He said the 24 lawmakers of the house unanimously approved the
request considering its importance towards improving the welfare of
traditional rulers in the state.  Rikiji disclosed that the total amount
of salaries approved for traditional rulers in the state was N27
million but had now increased to over N48 million.

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