Staff of the Kaduna State Water Corporation have praised Governor Uba Sani for being magnanimous enough to clear the backlog of their N800 million salary arears.
Speaking to journalists, some staff who did not want to be named, said that non payment of salaries preceded the coming of his administration but the past government did not address the problem.
They said that the Governor could have chosen to sweep the matter under the carpet but he decided to address the issue.
It will be recalled that the Commissioner of Public Works and Infrastructure, Arc Ibrahim Hamza, has said that the Governor had directed that the backlog of the salaries of KADSWAC staff will be cleared in four tranches.
The commissioner said that the Governor had earlier declared a state of emergency in the water sector three months ago, which resulted in the appointment of Engr Kabir Rufai as substantive Managing Director of KADSWAC.