South West governments demand fiscal federalism in minimum wage deal

THE South West governors to have said that THE minimum salary resolution between organized Work And THE Federal Government should reflect tax federalism.

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, do This known In A statement on Tuesday following A meeting involving THE governors Since THE South West region of Nigeria.

THE meeting which took place In Lagos on Monday had In presence THE Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, Ademole Adèleké of Osun And Makindé.

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"I was In Lagos yesterday (Monday) For A meeting with My brother governors Since THE South West. We affirmed OUR support For THE in progress negotiations on minimum salary And underlines that THE resolution should reflect tax federalism," Makinde wrote on X.

"On minimum salary, THE Forum supports THE efforts of THE Federal Government, THE Nigeria The governors Forum (NGF) And THE Organized Private Sector on their in progress conversations with THE Work Union. We believe THE result will reflect TRUE tax federalism.

"THE forum further resolved has collaborate more on food security, reformulated OUR support For State the police, And felicity OUR regional security outfit, Amotekun.

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"We Also felicity THE members of THE Home of Representatives For THE progress do on THE South West Development Commission Bill And exhorted THE Senate has quickly pass THE Invoice. »

Makinde said other notable the decisions reached included A plan has to strenghten THE Development Agenda For Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission by appoint someone Since each State has work with THE commission.

He added that they Also sentenced THE illegal Actions of groups hustle For A separated Yoruba nation.

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In the meantime, on THE new minimum salary, THE Work union has said THE organs of THE Nigeria Work Congress (LNC) And THE Trade union Congress (YOU KNOW) would be meet has decide on THE reprise of A at national scale strike if THE Federal Government failed has act on It is requests by THE END of Tuesday.

Assistant General secretary of THE CNL, Chris Onyeka, said This on Canals television THE Morning Brief to show on Monday.

"THE Federal Government And THE National Assembly to have THE call NOW," Onyeka said.

"He East not OUR call. OUR request East there For them (THE government) has look has And send A Executive Bill has THE National Assembly, And For THE National Assembly has look has What We to have request, THE miscellaneous do of THE law, And SO come up with A National Minimum Salary Act that meets OUR requests.

"If that do not meet OUR request, We to have given THE Federal Government A one week notice has look has THE problems And that A week expired tomorrow (Tuesday).

"If After tomorrow, We to have not seen any of them tangible answer Since THE government, THE organs of THE Organized Work will meet has decide on What then."

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Onyeka declared that Work would be not accept any of them ₦62,000 Or ₦100,000 as THE minimum salary For Nigerian workers.

He insisted on ₦250,000, work last request has THE last meeting of THE Tripartite Committee on Minimum Salary on Friday.