Bill to increase salary, retirement age of media workers passes third reading in Adamawa
Adamawa State House of Assembly okays bill that will increase the retirement years and other allowances for media workers, so as to enhance their productivity and condition of service after retirement.
This followed the presentation and adoption of a report by the ad-hoc committee set up to scrutinise the bill and submitted by the vice chairman of the committee and member representing Verre constituency, Honourable Abdullahi Umar Yapak.
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The bill was subsequently considered and adopted during plenary presided by the speaker, Honourable Aminu Iya Abbas.
While leading debate on the report, Honourable Yapak told the house that the bill is to motivate media workers considering the hazard involved in the profession and the sacrifice they make.
The lawmaker informed the assembly that it is due to poor working conditions that people are losing interest in the entire profession, and pleaded with other members to support the third reading of the bill.
He explained that the importance of the media in the society cannot be over-emphasized, and admit that the state assembly cannot function effectively without the media.
The bill, if passed will increase retirement years of media practitioners from 35 to 40 by service and 60 to 65 by age.
