Vice President Kashim Shettima is currently presiding over the 142nd National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is being attended by key members of President Bola Tinubu’s economic team, as well as several state governors.
NEC is a statutory body mandated to advise the President on the nation’s economic affairs. It is comprised of the Vice President, Governors of the 36 states of the federation, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, and other stakeholders. This meeting is particularly significant as the populace, especially the workforce, eagerly awaits the government’s decision on a new national minimum wage.
The NEC meeting is expected to create an official interface for both the federal government and the sub-nationals. This is crucial as the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, held on Tuesday, decided to defer discussions on the minimum wage until President Tinubu consults with other parties involved in the new pay discussion.
Among those present at the ongoing NEC meeting are governors Usman Ododo (Kogi), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Lawal Dauda (Zamfara), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Lucky Ayedatiwa (Ondo), 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). States being represented by their deputy governors include Lagos, Rivers, Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe.
Vice President Kashim Shettima is overseeing the monthly NEC meeting at the State House, Abuja. The 141st edition of the NEC meeting, held at the Council Chambers of the presidential villa, is seeing attendance from several governors, with some states represented by their deputy governors.
The NEC, a statutory body tasked with advising the President on national economic affairs, includes the Vice President as Chairman, the Governors of the 36 states, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Minister of Finance, and other key stakeholders. This NEC meeting follows the recent Federal Executive Council’s decision to defer a memo on the national minimum wage, allowing President Tinubu to consult with state governors and the organized private sector.
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