Next Level: Governors Keep Mum Over Minimum Wage After Meeting With Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday held a closed-door meeting with some state governors over the issue of new national minimum wage.

The meeting which was held at the presidential villa had representatives of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) in attendance.

The governors after the meeting, however, refused to disclose the outcome of their discussions with the President to journalists.

Chairman of the NGF who is also the Governor of Zamfara Abdulaziz Yari and the Minister of Labour and productivity, Chris Ngige were at the meeting.

Others governors at the meeting include Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Senator Atiku Abubabakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, David Umahi of Ebonyi State, and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State.

Enugu State and Kaduna State governors were also at the meeting.

The meeting comes a week after the governors had an emergency meeting after which they announced they would not be able to pay the N30,000 per month minimum wage being demanded by labour unions.