Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the 142nd National Economic Council meeting in Abuja, with members of President Bola Tinubu’s economic team and various state governors in attendance.
According to The PUNCH, the focal point of the meeting is expected to be the discussion on the new national minimum wage. This follows the Federal Executive Council’s recent decision to defer the report of the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage, citing the need for further consultations with stakeholders by President Tinubu.
NEC, a statutory body tasked with advising the President on the nation’s economic affairs, includes the Vice President, Governors of the 36 states, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, and other stakeholders.
Present at the Council Chambers for this crucial meeting are Governors Usman Ododo (Kogi), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Lawal Dauda (Zamfara), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Lucky Ayedatiwa (Ondo), Abdullahi Sule (Nassarawa), 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).
Additionally, Lagos, Rivers, Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states are represented by their deputy governors.
This gathering underscores the importance of collaborative decision-making in addressing critical national economic issues.
