The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has again agreed to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the long agitated new minimum wage by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).
The forum took the decision at its last meeting for 2018, presided by the chairman of Forum and Governor of Zamafara State, Abdulaziz Yari, on Thursday night in Abuja.
However Gov. Yari however declined speaking with journalists after the meeting.
But the NGF Head, Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, told journalists at the end of the meeting that the governors resolved to meet the president on Friday.
“It was a very short meeting, of course the very last one for the year, the meeting welcomed the newest governor in its midst, the Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola.
“The meeting resolved to meet the president on the issue of the minimum wage which hopefully will be resolved before the end of the year.
“The governors are also meeting the president tomorrow to thank him for the way he has handle the economy,” Mr Barkindo said.
Recalled governors had offered to pay N22,500 while the federal government wants to pay N24,000 against the N30,000 being demanded by the organised labour.
The forum at its last meeting set up a committee to meet with Mr Buhari to table its position, which it stated was not reflected in the report of the Tripartite Committee submitted to the president.