Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved a new salary for the Head of Service (HoS) and other top civil servants, promising the monthly salary of the HoS at N1.43 million a month.

The approval was disclosed in a press statement issued and signed by the Head of Information, Office of the Head of Service (HoS), Alhassan Sule Mamudo, in Damaturu. The state capital.

According to the statement, Permanent Secretaries will now earn N1,203,851.55 monthly, while the Auditor-General for the State, Auditor-General for Local Governments and the Accountant-General will each earn N1,114,666.36.

Sule added that the state governor, Mai Mala Buni, approved the new pay rise for the senior public servants to improve service delivery to the people.

He said the Head of the Civil Service (HoS), Alhaji Absullahi Musa Shehu, thanked Governor Buni for his commitment to the welfare of civil servants, describing the new structure as a demonstration of the administration’s understanding of workers’ needs.

He, therefore urged beneficiaries and other civil servants to reciprocate the gesture with greater dedication and improved service delivery.

The Head of Service said that the government has introduced various welfare packages for workers, with more initiatives underway to strengthen the public service.