Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has been elected chairman of the SouthWest Governorsâ Forum (SGF).
Sanwo-Oluâs election took place during a closed-door meeting in Lagos on Monday, June 10, attended by all six governors from the southwest states.
As reported by The Punch, Sanwo-Olu succeeded the late Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who served as the forumâs chairman until his passing on December 27, 2023.
The governors met at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Office of Governor Sanwo-Olu, and after three hours of deliberation issued a communique.
Sanwo-Olu, briefing the state house correspondents after the meeting, announced the appointment but was silent on the decision taken on the issue of the ongoing minimum wage controversy between the federal government and organised labour, Vanguard reported.
The governor said they await the outcome of negotiations between the two parties.
Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, was among the governors present at the meeting.
Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo state; Ademola Adeleke of Osun state; Luky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, and AbiodunOyebanji of Ekiti state, also attended the meeting.
TimesNow.com.ng reported earlier that organised labour has warned that paying “a miserable national minimum wage” portends grave danger to the nation’s workforce.
Labour also stated that paying an unreasonable minimum wage to Nigerian workers will affect the Nigerian economy.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that the organised labour described the stance of the state governors that they cannot pay N60,000 or N62,000 as minimum wage as insensitive, wicked and selfish.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
