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.
RMAFC
is 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.
According to NAN, the 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 Kebbi State governor, Dr Nasir Idris, on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi.
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