Sokoto gov pays June salary to workers to celebrate Sallah

The Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu has approved the payment of June salary to workers in the state beginning from Monday to allow them prepare for the coming Eid-el-Kabir festival.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Bawa, in a statement on Sunday, said the gesture was to ensure that workers in the state celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir comfortably.

Bawa said the payment covers state civil servants, local government staff and pensioners.

He conveyed the governor’s wishes to the entire Muslim Ummah for a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir festival.