From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
A 37-member tripartite committee on national minimum wage will be inaugurated by the federal government today and its mandate will be to suggest a new minimum wage for the nation.
The inauguration is scheduled to hold at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, State House, Abuja.
Director of Information for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, , Segun Imohiosen, in a statement, said the inauguration followed approval by President Bola Tinubu.
The committee, under the Chairmanship of former head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Aji, cuts across federal and state government; private sector and the organised labour.
Members of the committee from the Federal Government include: Minister of State for Labour and Employment (representing Minister of Labour and Employment), Nkeiruka Onyejeocha; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan; Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO) OSGF, Maurice Mbaeri, and chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission and Member/Secretary, Ekpo Nta.
Members from the state government, include: Mohammed Bago, governor, Niger State- representative from North Central; Bala Mohammed, governor Bauchi State- representative from North East; Umar Radda, governor Katsina State- representative from North West; Charles Soludo, governor, Anambra State- representative from the South East; Ademola Adeleke, governor, Osun State- representative from South West; Otu Edet, governor, Cross River State- representative from South South.
From the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA)- Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, director general, NECA; Chuma Nwankwo; Thompson Akpabio with also members from the Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture include Michael Olawale-Cole, national president; Ahmed Rabiu, national vice president and Humphrey Ngonadi (NPOM), national life president.
The membership from the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprise are Abdulrashid Yerima, president and chairman of council; Theophilus Okwuchukwu, private sector representative; Muhammed Bello, zonal vice president, North West and also from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) are: Grace Omo-Lamai, Human Resource director, Nigerian Breweries; Segun Ajayi-Kadir, director general, MAN; Ada Chukwudozie, managing director, Dozzy Oil and Gas Limited.
From the organised labour, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero, president, NLC; Emmanuel Ugboaja; Adeyanju Adewale; Ambali Olatunji; Benjamin Anthony and Theophilius Ndukuba.
Also, membership from the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) include, Festus Osifo, president, TUC; Tommy Okon, Deputy President I, TUC; Kayode Alakija, deputy president II; Jimoh Oyibo, deputy president. III; Nuhu Toro, secretary general and Hafusatu Shuaib, chairperson, Women Commission.