Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State announced that the state public servants earning, at least, 67,000 naira will have 25 per cent of their salaries as donation to the state’s purse until the end of the quarantine period. However, the state government did not say if the donation was made voluntarily by affected civil servants.
El-Rufai’s media adviser Muyiwa Adekeye stated this in a statement while announcing the extension of the lockdown in the state for another 30 days. He added that career public servants earning a net pay of 67,000 naira and above after tax will also donate 25 per cent of their pay monthly whilst the quarantine conditions are in place.
The statement also asked the state senior appointees, including commissioners, permanent secretaries, special advisers and heads of agencies to each donate 500,000 naira each in April 2020.
It added that the two-day window during which the restriction of movement is relaxed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays has been reduced to only one day until the trajectory of Covid-19 infections becomes clearer.
