The governors also expressed their readiness to conclude negotiations with labour unions on the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage before the December 31 deadline.
He said, “I’m not sure I have heard any governor come out to say he is in support of the death penalty for hate speech. He said, “Various state governments have been engaging with their branches of the Nigeria Labour Congress, I’m sure it is a work in progress. At the meeting, the governors committed to working with the Independent Verification Agent to ensure that the APA process did not experience delay.
The bill, which is being sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Sabi Abdullahi, passed first reading on the floor of the Red Chamber on November 13. It is titled, ‘National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill, 2019’. The Nigerian Bar Association, civil rights groups and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had kicked against the bill.
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