N30,000 minimum wage: President Buhari meets governors
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by ismaila chafe7 president muhammadu buhari on monday met behind closed doors with representatives of nigerian governors forum ngf over the disagreement between the organised labour and state governors on the proposed n30000 minimum wage1 the news agency of nigeria nan recalls that the amal pepple tripartite committee on the review of national minimum wage had on nov. 6 submitted its report to president buhari where it recommended n30000 as the new national minimum wage1 while receiving the report the president expressed his commitment to ensuring the implementation of a new national minimum wage and pledged to transmit an executive bill on national minimum wage to the national assembly for its passage within the shortest possible time1 he expressed delight that the committee had successfully completed its assignment in a peaceful and non-controversial manner1 president buhari said that the federal government would soon transmit an executive bill on national minimum wage to the national assembly for its passage within the shortest possible time1 however the 36 state governors had since expressed reservations over the proposed n30000 new minimum wage by the amal pepple committee saying the state governments were not in a stable financial position to pay the new minimum wage1 the chairman of the governors forum and governor of zamfara alhaji abdulaziz yari had on nov. 15 told newsmen at the end of an emergency meeting of the governors in abuja that payment of n30 000 wage was impracticable1 nan reports that representatives of the governors forum who met with the president over the issue included governors of zamfara lagos kaduna and enugu while the minister of labour and employment chris ngige was also in attendance1