VP Osinbajo's Meeting With State Governors Over Minimum Wages Ends Inconclusively

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has met with some state governors and ministers over the minimum wage demanded by the organised labour in the country.

The meeting held behind closed doors on Monday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdul’Aizz Yari (Zamfara), told State House correspondents after the meeting that it ended inconclusively.

He said although the governors were willing to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage demanded by workers, they lacked the capacity to do so.

Governor Yari disclosed that an emergency meeting of the Governors’ Forum would be convened on Tuesday.

Discussions at the meeting, according to him, will focus on finalising agreements on an exact minimum wage the states are willing to pay their workers.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, and Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, attended the meeting.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, and the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, were also present.

The meeting also had in attendance Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as well as his Plateau and Kebbi counterparts, Simon Lalong and Atiku Bagudu.

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Posted: at 30-10-2018 08:38 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Tales by moonlight. From presidency to legislative arm of government,if them know say them come serve the nation and not their pockets make them cut their salaries and allowances.. Wetin the nation dun suffer for this APC led administration,them suppose pass the bill with immediate effect. The price of things dey up then no suppose hesitate

Posted: at 30-10-2018 04:29 PM (6 years ago) | Hero