Governors Lists Fresh Conditions for Tripartite Committee to Negotiate New Minimum Wage
Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has suggested conditions which the tripartite committee set up to negotiate the new national minimum wage must be considered.
The forum listed the conditions as the current realities and the unique character of each of the 36 states.
Other conditions are the ability of the organized private sector, federal and state governments to pay the proposed wage.
The governors stated this in a communique issued at the end of the virtual meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday.
They also asked the wage negotiating committee to ensure that proposals for the new wage are data-driven and evidence based.
The tripartite committee is made up of representatives of federal and state governments, as well as, the organized labour and the organized private sector.
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The new national minimum wage is expected to take effect as from next month after the conclusion of the negotiations yet to commence.
The forum highlighted the need for state policing as a critical amendment in the ongoing 1999 Constitutional amendment proceedings to correct a fundamental flaw in the national security architecture.
The forum reviewed states’ advancement in implementing business-friendly reforms, such as enhancing land administration, fostering Public Private Partnerships, promoting investments, improving infrastructure, and refining regulatory environments through the World Bank’s State Action on Business Enabling Reforms Programme for Results.
It added, Members discussed the growing concern raised by the United States Embassy over illegal and fraudulent intercountry adoption of Nigerian children by US citizens including systemic fraud and corruption, child- buying, the imprisonment of pregnant women, and unreliable or non-existent documentation.
Members pledged to engage the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government in a bid to address the situation.
The forum discussed the progress made by states in implementing various business enabling reforms including those aimed at improving land administration, Public Private Partnership (PPP), investment promotion frameworks, business-enabling infrastructure and regulatory environment under the World Bank supported State Action on Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) Program for Result.
Members were implored to leverage available support within the program in implementing related reforms to stimulate further economic growth.
