Nigerian Governors to Tinubu: Consider Increasing Minimum Wage to N100,000

Nigerian Governors to Tinubu: Consider Increasing Minimum Wage to N100,000

*AbdulRazaq recalls anxiety over Tinubu’s subsidy removal, says govs expected riots

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has asked President Bola Tinubu to consider increasing the national minimum wage from N70,000 to N100,000.Chairman of NGF and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made the call on Friday night during a meeting between Tinubu and state governors at the president’s residence in Lagos.

AbdulRazaq also revealed that governors deployed security agencies across all states and convened emergency security council meetings ahead of President Tinubu’s 2023 fuel subsidy removal, having been convinced that the policy would trigger widespread riots, adding, however, that not a single protest occurred.The president hosted some governors at his residence in Ikoyi to celebrate Sallah and mark the third anniversary of his administration.