– Dr Kayode Fayemi said that the consequential increment depend on state Government capacity
– The forum as the representative body of the states keenly followed what happened in the negotiations that led to that template
– “As far as we are concerned, the best the forum can do is to stick with what has been agreed with the states. States are part of the tripartite negotiations
The Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF),Dr.Kayode Fayemi has said that the consequential increments in the implementation of the N30,000 Minimum Wage Law depend on the capacity of each state Government.
The chairman of the forum made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of the meeting of the forum held in Abuja.
Fayemi, reading the meeting’s communique said that the forum made the resolution when it met and reviewed current progress in the implementation of the minimum wage law.
Clarifying on the forum’s position and Federal Economic Council (FEC)’s decision, Fayemi said that while state Governors agreed to the N30, 000, FEC did not determine what happens in the states.
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Part of the Communique reads: “The forum as the representative body of the states keenly followed what happened in the negotiations that led to that template.
“As far as we are concerned, the best the forum can do is to stick with what has been agreed with the states. States are part of the tripartite negotiations and states agreed to that N30,000 minimum wage increase.
“States also know that there will be consequential adjustment but that will be determined by what happened on the state-by-state basic.
“Because there are different number of workers and different issues at the state level.
“Every state has its own trade union joint negotiating committee and they will undertake this discussion with their state governments.
“The day after this agreement was reached with labour, it was on record that I was on a national television and made the position of the governors clear.
“That for us this was a national minimum wage increase, not a general minimum wage review.”
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