President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, 27th November 2017 inaugurate the 30 members of the tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee. The inauguration is scheduled to take place at the Council Chamber, Aso Rock Presidential Villa, State House by 11 am. Buhari also approved the appointment of Ama People, former Head of Service of the Federation is to the chairman of the tripartite negotiation committee. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a thirty-member tripartite on National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage for the country.
“By its tripartite nature, the committee is made up of persons from the public sector, (Federal and State Governments) and the private sector made up of the largest private employer group, the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME),” the circular obtained by BusinessDay read.
Other members of the Committee are Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment as Deputy Chairman; Richard Egbule, Chairman, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (Secretary); Udoma Udo Udoma – Honourable Minister, Budget and Planning; Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance; Winifred E. Oyo – Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and Roy Ugo, Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
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State Governors who were nominated to represent Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun (South West); Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo (South East); Governor Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe (South East); Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers (South-South); Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau (North Central) and Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi (North West) as well as A. B. Okauru, NGF Director-General as Observer.
Representatives of the Trade Union are Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); Peters Adeyemi; Kiri Mohammed; Amechi Asugwuni; Peter Ozo-Eson; Bobboi Bala Kaigama – President, Trade Union Congress (TUC); Sunday Olusoji Salako; Alade Bashir Lawal and Igwe Achese, President, Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).
Delegates from the Employers of labour are Olusegun Oshinowo, Director General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA); Timothy Olawale; Chuma Nwankwo; Olubunmi Adekoje, Director General, Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI); Ahmed Ladan Gobir, Chairman, Manufacturers’ Association (MAN); Francis Oluwagbenro; Muheeba Dankaka, President, Kano Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Degun Agboade – President, Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) respectively.
KEHINDE AKINTOLA, Abuja
