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Governors meet over minimum wage, LGA autonomy
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) met on Wednesday in Abuja to discuss the proposed new national minimum wage and other national issues.
The governors also held talks on the local government autonomy at the meeting chaired by the forum’s chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State.
The Supreme Court on June 13 reserved judgement on the suit filed by the Federal Government to secure full autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the country.
Also on the meeting agenda were the presentations by representatives of the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG CARES), Petroleum Profits Tax (PPT), the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and Royalties Accounts Reconciliation/Debt Net-off.
Other governors at the meeting were Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Lawal Dauda (Zamfara), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Nasiru Idris (Kebbi), Usman Ododo (Kogi), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Mohammed Bago (Niger), Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Dikko Radda (Katsina), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), and Abba Kabir (Kano).
Also in attendance were the Deputy Governors of Akwa-Ibom, Delta, and Borno States.
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