Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved a 35 per cent salary increase for academic staff and a 25 per cent increase for non-academic staff of Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto.

The development was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of the 37th Emergency Congress of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), SSCOE Chapter.

The communiqué, signed by the chapter chairman, Umar Yahaya Muhammad, and secretary, Abubakar Salihu Tambuwal, described the approval and implementation of the salary adjustment as a landmark achievement that demonstrates the governor’s commitment to workers’ welfare and improved living standards.

According to the union, Governor Aliyu is the first governor in the North-West geopolitical zone to approve and implement such a salary increase for both academic and non-academic staff of a college of education.

COEASU noted that the salary review has restored hope among workers and is expected to enhance staff morale, productivity and commitment to duty.

The union urged its members to reciprocate the gesture through greater dedication, professionalism, punctuality and commitment to teaching, research and community service.

It also reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining industrial harmony and pledged continued cooperation with the college management and the state government to advance teacher education.

The congress further appealed to the government to sustain support for tertiary education through improved funding, staff development programmes, better learning facilities and enhanced welfare packages. (Daily Trust)