{"id":19312,"date":"2019-12-24T17:38:36","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=19312"},"modified":"2019-12-24T17:38:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:38:36","slug":"details-of-governors-forum-meeting-with-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/details-of-governors-forum-meeting-with-buhari","title":{"rendered":"Details of Governors Forum meeting with Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman of the Governors\u2019 Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kayode_Fayemi\">Kayode Fayemi<\/a>, says a review of the revenue sharing formula is still the position of the governors to enable them implement the new National Minimum Wage without hitches.<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi gave the hint after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe feel that it\u2019s time for the revenue sharing formula to change and we have made a representation to the President and Commander-in-Chief not just under the Buhari\u2019s administration\u201d, NAN quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThis has been an ongoing agitation that started way back since the time of President Olusegun Obasanjo it continued on the President Yar\u2019Adua and President Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSo, it\u2019s not just something that has been brought out under President Buhari,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The governor revealed that already the forum had presented its position on the proposed review of the revenue sharing formula to Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) for possible consideration.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201dYou also know that there is a process to this. The process is that the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, which has the responsibility for this would do its own due diligence, consult widely with critical stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe have also made available our own representation to RMAFC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dEvery state has a representative at RMAFC as you know and only last week, RMAFC held a retreat on this and other matters and I believe they will communicate the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dNow that we have a full-fledged RMAFC in place with a Chairman and other members appointed, it is our expectation that this would be taken up by RMAFC with Mr President in a manner that we have taken it up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhether that would affect negotiation for the minimum wage, I can tell you no. Minimum wage is a law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dBut as I have always said to you, a national minimum wage act is not a general minimum wage review. They are two separate things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi, however, maintained that governors were committed to the minimum wage act, promising that no state would pay anything less than the approved N30,000.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, however, stated that the consequential adjustment may not necessarily end up being the same among the States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSome of us have started paying N30, 000 as you may be aware, others want negotiations on the consequential adjustment to end before they start paying the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dAnd as you may be aware, what has happened so far is that the Federal Government has agreed a percentage of consequential adjustment with labour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhat is happening currently in states and majority of our states have started that negotiation, which is to agree on what that consequential adjustment would be in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI have also said to many people who have asked me, fingers are not equal at the level of the states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSo, consequential adjustment may not necessarily end up being the same, it will be different from state to state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dBut I can assure Nigerians that no state is going to pay anything less than N30, 000,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairman of the Governors\u2019 Forum, Kayode Fayemi, says a review of the revenue sharing formula is still the position of the governors to enable them implement the new National Minimum Wage without hitches. 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