FIJ
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) revealed that the National Assembly ought to amend the relevant laws to allow for the commencement of the implementation of the reviewed remuneration packages for political, public and judicial officers.
In short, a significant boost in wages for public office holders is imminent with enough encouragement.
Muhammadu Bello Shehu, RMAFC’s chairman, spoke on behalf of the commission through a presentation of the reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi on Monday. RMAFC’s position went viral on Wednesday.
FIJ has looked through RMAFC’s database to see the remuneration packages public officials currently benefit from.
As with most Nigerian commissions, the data available was not up to date. RMAFC uploaded the previously reviewed remuneration packages for public office holders dated 2007-2009 in 2020.
”Sixteen years after the last review, it is imperative that the Remuneration Packages for the categories of the office holders mentioned in relevant Sections of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) should be reviewed,” Shehu said on Monday.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT AND HIS VICE EARN
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Vice President earn just over a million naira each, according to RMAFC’s 2020 document.
Nigeria’s president’s monthly salary is at least N1,171,568:20, from his basic salary and a couple of allowances made public. This gives the president an annual salary of N14,058,820.
The Vice President’s monthly salary is at least N1,010,524:16 and an annual N12,126,290.
