Governors of the 36 states of the federation will meet today,Wednesday, June 17, to consider proposals for a possible bailout for states having difficulties paying workers’ salaries.
The governors are also expected to discuss their falling monthly allocations from the Federation Account and the status of the Excess Crude Account (ECA).
Last month, governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had met with President Muhammadu Buhari requesting a bailout to enable them pay the backlog of salaries to workers in the states.
Already, workers in Osun, Enugu, Ekiti, Benue and Ebonyi States have embarked on strike over the inability of their state governments to pay their salaries.