(By Dennis Kakaba and Zare Baba)
Governors of the North East Subregion have unanimously called for the review of The revenue Formula to favor states as a panacea for effective and negotiable wages for respective states.
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed made the call at the zonal public hearings organized by the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage in Yola, Adamawa State.
The Governors posit that States and Local Governments are closer to the grassroots, have more responsibilities and have the majority of civil servants than the federal government, hence the need for the review.
Though the 6 States differ in their wage proposals in their respective submissions with less than 70,000 as proposed, other states like Borno and Yobe would prefer to see what the federal government could adopt and use as a template for their negotiations.
Adamawa State NLC, the host state of the public hearing through its Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Fashe however submitted a proposal of 500,000 as minimum wage while the Christian Association of Nigeria proposed 447,000 as minimum wage among others.
The public hearing which was attended by the governor of Bauchi State and Chairman, P DP Governors Forum Senator Bala Mohammed, Adamawa Deputy Governor, and Representatives of the Governors of Taraba, Gombe, Yobe, and Borno States, received 6 submissions from the Governors and 18 proposals from Labour Unions, Civil Society Organizations, Religious, and other stakeholders.
The NLC President Comrade Joe Ajero who headed the Northeast public hearing expressed satisfaction with the level of commitment of the stakeholders towards the public hearing.
The NLC President however suggested that a market public hearing was also needed to appreciate market forces to determine living wage for workers.
Earlier in his welcome remarks, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, through his Deputy appreciated the committee for the opportunity given to stakeholders to be part of the discussions aimed at arriving at an affordable living wage for workers.
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