Nigeria: RMAFC set to slash salaries of politicians, judges

Nigeria: RMAFC set to slash salaries of politicians, judges

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 11:44 pm


The Chairman of the Nigerian agency saddled with the constitutional responsibility of fixing the salaries of public servants hinted today that public servants are going to earn less pay.

Engr.Elias Mbam,  chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation,  allocation and Fiscal Commission said his agency has gone far in revising downwards remuneration package of political office holders and those in the Judiciary.

Mbam spoke at a meeting of members of his agency and Presudent Muhammadu Buhari.

The Nigerian leader chided the RMAFC for approving excessive remunerations for some political office holders.

He urged the commission to seek proper interpretation of its powers and address the public outcry against the unreasonably high payments.

But Mbam dismissed the insinuation that members of the National Assembly were individually collecting over one million each month as their pay package.

“What we read on the pages of newspapers is not known to the commission because there is no member of the National Assembly, based on what we determined, that earns up to one million per month.

“We are reviewing the subsisting remuneration packages and it is going to reflect the socio-economic realities of today.

“We expect that before the end of next month, it will be ready. But it will go through a process, it is not something that you will just say yes or no’’, he said.


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