Gusau- Zamfara State government, Tuesday, approved the immediate release of N14 million for the payment of one year salary arrears to workers of Gusau Hotels, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Aminu Dankwangila, said.

The Commissioner told newsmen that the government was touched by the plight of the workers who were not paid salaries and other entitlements for 12 months.

He said the salary arrears accrued during the tenure of the previous administration and assured them that the current administration would live up to its responsibilities to the workers and people of the state.

In this respect, the government, he stated, had conducted a census of the hotel workers, as part of its plans to rejuvenate the hotel to commence full services.

The commissioner charged the workers to reciprocate the gesture by dedicating themselves to their duties and ensuring that all revenue generated from the hotel were lodged into government coffers. Dankwangila said that the government considered tourism as a potential revenue earner and would invest in the sector to tap its maximum potentials.

He added that the government was working on a blue print for the development of tourism with a view to harnessing its potentials