Asked to clarify the government’s position on the issue, Mohammed said the President will study the recommendation and get back to the committee.
“I think it was a recommendation. Mr. President will consider it and will make his views known in due course,” the minister said.
Pressed for more comments, he added: “I said a recommendation was submitted. Mr. President will get back to the committee after he has studied the recommendation.”
On the possibility of reviewing the revenue sharing formula should the new minimum wage be approved to enable the states to pay, the minister said: “Once again, like I said, a recommendation has been made and in responding to the recommendation, all these views will be taken into consideration.”
A presidential source, who preferred not to be named, said the President had not endorsed N30, 000 as proposed by the committee and as being reported by some sections of the media.
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