Nigeria’s federal legislators will soon have their salaries slashed, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission(RMAFC) has said.
This was disclosed on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, by RMAFC Chairman, Elias Mbam.
Mbam said that the lawmakers’ salaries would be reduced to reflect current economic realities.
He told journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari:
“We are here to brief the President on the activities of the commission, the challenges and the way forward.”
“The President advised us to ensure that we use all
legitimate means to ensure all public office holders take home
remuneration as determined by the commission and also block all
leakages.”
“We have done a lot in informing the public on the
true position of the remuneration packages. It is on our website; it is
clearly written there and we have published these remuneration packages
in many national dailies several times.”
“Presently, 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.”
“They do not have a choice. We are guided by the
constitution and we are going to be guided by such laws that are
provided for in the constitution and the oath they swore to obey the
laws of the country.”
Meanwhile, the lawmakers are said to have received a
total recess allowance of N93 million despite only sitting for 14 days
since their inauguration on June 9.
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