The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has said that it will review President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s, Vice President Kasim Shettima’s, governors, judicial officers, and other political office holders’ pay.
According to NAN, Alhaji Muhammadu Shehu, Chairman of RMAFC, revealed this during the presentation of reports on the revised remuneration package to Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi.
Shehu, however, did not specify the percentage compensation increase; instead, he encouraged the 36 State Houses of Assembly to expedite efforts to alter relevant laws to allow for upward revision of remuneration packages for political, judicial, and public authorities.
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Shehu’s revelation comes amid rumors that Tinubu, Shettima, governors, judges, and other political figures’ wages have been raised by 114 per cent.
The RMAFC chairman, represented by the Federal Commissioner, Mrs Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, stated that the proposed salary review is in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 32(d) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule of the Federal Government’s 1999 Constitution (as amended).
He said: “It empowers the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission to determine the remuneration appropriate for political office holders, including the President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Legislators and the holders of the offices mentioned in Sections 84 and 124 of the Constitution of the federal government.”
Shehu said the last review of the remuneration was carried out in 2007, which culminated in the “Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc.) (Amendment) Act, 2008.
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“Sixteen years after the last review, it is imperative that the Remuneration Packages for the categories of the office holders mentioned in relevant Sections of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) should be reviewed,” he added.
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