The 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Abuja over the new national minimum wage and the recent financial autonomy granted the local government councils by the Supreme Court.
It was gathered that the governors are also expected to discuss the N70,000 new national minimum wage, though it is listed on the agenda.
The agenda also included an update on the United Nations General Assembly’s State Contribution and Shareholder Rights in Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC).
They will also receive presentations from the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, as well as the World Bank Country Office.
The meeting being presided over by the Forum Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, already has in attendance the governors of Abia, Kogi, Anambra, Delta, Plateau, Yobe, Oyo, Imo, Benue, Cross River, Ondo, Zamfara, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, Gombe, Nasarawa, Lagos, Ekiti, Kano, and Akwa-Ibom states.
Others are Deputy Governors of Borno and Enugu States.
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