In an effort to assist civil servants to observe the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival with ease, Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has directed early payment of June salary beginning from Monday, June 2. The payment will cover state and local government workers as well as staff of Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) and pensioners across the state.

This gesture, the third of its kind since the inception of the present administration, is aimed at ensuring that civil servants are able to purchase sacrificial animals and adequately prepare for the festival.

Governor Aliyu, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for Hajj, urged civil servants to reciprocate government’s goodwill through greater dedication and commitment to duty.

“I am using this medium to remind the civil servants of the popular saying, ‘To whom much is given, much is expected.’

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