Vice-President Kashim Shettima, 36 State Governors and some members of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu economic team are currently meeting in Abuja.
The meeting under the auspices of the National Economic Council (NEC) is holding at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
It comes days after the Federal Executive Council, (FEC) stepped down the memo about the planned New Minimum Wage for workers in the country.
At the NEC meeting, the minimum wage is also expected to be discussed with a view to finding a common ground on the way forward.
Among those present at the ongoing 141th meeting were Governors, Usman Ododo (Kogi), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Lawal Dauda (Zamfara), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Seyi Makinde, (Oyo), Lucky Ayedatiwa, (Ondo).
Others are: Abdullahi Sule, (Nasarawa), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Caleb Mutfwang, (Plateau), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Biodun Oyebanji,
(Ekiti), Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya, (Gombe), Peter Mbah, (Enugu), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), Dapo Abiodun, (Ogun), Umar Radda, (Katsina), Abba Yusuf (Kano), Umar Namadi, (Jigawa) and Umar Bago, (Niger).
Last night, the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) held a meeting in Abuja where they discussed the New National Minimum Wage.
A communique after the meeting said the Governors agreed to “continue engaging with key stakeholders to reach a mutually agreeable solution.”
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