Govs, NNPC, DPR, NLC, TUC Meet over Revenue Shortfalls

Representatives of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) yesterday met with the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari; officials of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the shortfalls in revenue accruing to the states.

The meeting according to the Director General of the NGF, Mr. Bayo Okuaro, was at the instance of the National Economic Council (NEC) headed by Vice President Yemi Oshibajo.

He said that at the last NEC meeting, the governors complained of shortages of revenue accruing to states.

Following the development, the governors resolved to discuss the matter with the NNPC and the DPR.

According to Okuaro, the meeting was not for all the 36 states’ governors, but for four or five of the governors comprising of Chairman of NGF and Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Ebonyi State governor, Mr. Dave Umahi; Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai; Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and representatives of the NLC and TUC.

The Director General of the

NGF explained that the outcome of the meeting would determine how the NEC will handle the revenue issues of minimum wage, electricity tariffs and other issues that could affect the revenue of the states

It is expected that the NEC’s sub-committee’s recommendations will determine the decision of the federal government on how to address shortfalls of revenue in the states.