The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders.
Recall that RMAFC is the body saddled with the responsibility of determining the remuneration appropriate for political officeholders including the President, Vice President, governors, deputy governors, Ministers, commissioners, Special Advisers, legislators and the holders of the offices as mentioned in Sections 84 and 124 of this Constitution.
The Commission urged the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly to hasten efforts on amendment of relevant laws to give room for upward review of remuneration packages for political, judicial and public officers.
RMAFC Chairman, Muhammadu Shehu, represented by a federal commissioner, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, made the call at the presentation of reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, on Tuesday, in Birnin-Kebbi.
He said the implementation of the reviewed remuneration packages was effective from January 1, 2023, adding that the move was in accordance with the provision of paragraph 32(d) of part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 constitution of the federal government (as amended).
