Following failure of sizeable number of states in Nigeria to
pay the salaries of their workers over a lengthy period of time, the Governors
of Nigeria’s 36 states are set to meet today Wednesday, 17th of
June, 2015 at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja by 10:00am
in order to perfect plans on how to demand financial bailout from the Federal
government.
pay the salaries of their workers over a lengthy period of time, the Governors
of Nigeria’s 36 states are set to meet today Wednesday, 17th of
June, 2015 at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja by 10:00am
in order to perfect plans on how to demand financial bailout from the Federal
government.
The governors, who are meeting under the aegis of the Nigeria
Governors Forum, NGF, would be addressing the issue of dwindling monthly
allocations since 2014 due to falling global oil price.
Governors Forum, NGF, would be addressing the issue of dwindling monthly
allocations since 2014 due to falling global oil price.
The governors had earlier on Tuesday met on the platform of
their parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP.
their parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP.
They would be discussing at today’s meeting issues ranging from Federal Account
Allocation, Excess Crude Account, unpaid salaries bailout and revenue
generation for all states,
Allocation, Excess Crude Account, unpaid salaries bailout and revenue
generation for all states,
The governors had also proposed the setting up of an “NGF
Leadership Academy” to be run by the secretariat of the NGF.
Leadership Academy” to be run by the secretariat of the NGF.
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