The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said it has concluded arrangements to start the process of the review of the remuneration of political and public office holders as well as judicial officers in the country.
A statement from RMAFC quoted the chairman of the commission, Mohammed Bello Shehu, as having said this during a courtesy visit to the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, in his office in Abuja.
But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and some experts said RMAFC’s statement was provocative considering that the N30, 000 minimum wage for civil servants is nothing compared to the humongous amount politicians are receiving as salaries and allowances.
Those to benefit from the lagesse include the president, vice president, governors and their deputies, legislators and other political office holders.
They said it is the civil servants at the national, state and local government areas that deserve salary review in line with prevailing economic challenges.