{"id":64135,"date":"2018-10-18T21:29:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64135"},"modified":"2018-10-18T21:29:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T20:29:08","slug":"why-we-cant-pay-proposed-minimum-wage-governors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/why-we-cant-pay-proposed-minimum-wage-governors\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Can’t Pay Proposed Minimum Wage-Governors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) says it is not against the upward<\/div>\n
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review of the minimum wage.<\/p>\n

The chairman of the forum, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, said this while
\nbriefing journalists on the outcome of the forum meeting held on Wednesday
\nin Abuja.<\/p>\n

He said the issue was not just on agreed figure to be paid by the
\ngovernors, but the \u201cability or resources to take care of that agreed
\nminimum wage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Yari said the forum had made it clear that the governors were not
\nagainst any upward review of salaries or against the Nigerian Labour
\nCongress (NLC) to get minimum wage reviewed.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, the problem of state is the capacity to pay what is agreed. As we
\nare talking today we are struggling with N18,000. Some of the states are
\npaying 35 per cent, some 50 per cent and still some states have salary
\narrears,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it is not about only reviewing it but how we are going to get the
\nresources to cater for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Yari added that the National President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, was invited
\nto brief the forum on states performance in the use of London and Paris
\nClub refunds.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government disbursed the fund to states with the condition to
\nuse larger percentage of the money to pay workers\u2019 salaries.<\/p>\n

He said while some states had recorded some progress in line with the
\ncondition they signed with the Federal Government, others were still owing
\narrears.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we invited the National President of NLC to give us details on how
\nsome states performed. Some other states that are not up to date, where
\nare they.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo they have signed Memorandum of Understanding with the NLC at the
\nnational level and their representative in states on when they are going
\nto overcome the issue of salary arrears.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat has been done and it has been taken to the Central Bank Governor to
\nensure that those states were also paid.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Yari also disclosed that an update was received from the NGF
\nSecretariat on Polio and Primary Healthcare Under One Roof.<\/p>\n

He said governors expressed commitment to facilitate the development of a
\nminimum package and investment plan for State Primary Healthcare Boards.<\/p>\n

He added that observations were raised about the issue of PHC, including
\nconcern that the function of the local governments was being taken away.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was made clear by some governors that the PHC has nothing to do with
\nthe national, that it is just a domestic issue of local governments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose issues were raised, debated and we are going to put a memo in place
\nto the National Economic Council so that it can be discussed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Yari also said the forum received briefing on the forthcoming 24th
\nNigerian Economic Summit (NES) from Mr Laoye Jaiyeola, the Chief Executive
\nOfficer of the NES Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cMemebers commended the group for upholding the public-private dialogue
\nand assured the team of the full participation of states as the summit
\nwill help align government policies and programmes with the needs of the
\nprivate sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Yari added that the forum also took far reaching decisions on the state
\nof security in the country, adding that the decisions would be channelled
\nto the right quarters for appropriate actions.<\/p>\n

The governors present at the 8th meeting included the new Ekiti state
\ngovernor, Kayode Fayemi, and his counterparts from Kebbi, Kaduna, Lagos,
\nBenue, Niger, Adamawa, Plateau, and Kogi States. (NAN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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