- Although President Tinubu has signed the new minimum wage bill into law but some state governors are yet to implement the N70,000 wage
- In fact, President Bola Tinubu’s decision to save for the rainy day which includes the implementation of the new wage has been met with opposing views from states
- This is as representatives of state governments at the recently held FAAC meeting faulted Tinubu’s decision to set aside N600 billion for financial obligations including the payment of the 70,000 minimum wage
The HCF, Akwa Ibom State, referred to the provision made in the month for transfer to Non-Oil Savings Account. He proposed that given the financial challenges facing the states, the amount should be used to augment the distributable revenue for the month.In addition, the HCF, Delta State, agreed with his counterpart from Akwa Ibom State on the need to share the N595bn in the Non-Oil Savings Account to augment the distributable revenue.Read more on new minimum wage:
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