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The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114% rise in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, Vice President, governors, legislators and holders of judicial and public office.
RMAFC is charged with the responsibility of determining the appropriate remuneration for political officeholders such as the President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Legislators, and those mentioned in Sections 84 and 124 of this Constitution.
The commission urged the Houses of Assembly of the 36 states to expedite efforts to amend relevant laws to allow for upward review of remuneration packages for political, judicial, and public officers.
According to NAN, the RMAFC Chairman, Muhammadu Shehu, made the call while presenting reports on the reviewed remuneration package to Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, represented by a federal commissioner, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba.
He stated that the implementation of the reviewed remuneration packages would begin on January 1, 2023, and that the move was in accordance with the provision of paragraph 32(d) of part 1 of the Third Schedule of the federal government’s 1999 constitution (as amended).
