FG to review salaries of political office holders

Elias Mbam, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has announced that a review of the remuneration of political and judiciary officeholders will soon commence.

The chairman disclosed this on Saturday at the Ofala Festival in the Amagu community, Ikwo LGA Ebonyi. The event was also the 30th anniversary of the coronation of Ezeogo Aloh, Erima-Ogwudu III of Amagu kingdom.

The RMAFC boss was conferred with a chieftaincy title of ‘Aka Ekpuchi Onwa II’ by the traditional ruler on Saturday.

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Speaking to reporters at the event, the chairman said by the end of the year, there will be tangible developments.

Mbam added that a public hearing will also be held for Nigerians to contribute to the process.

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“One of the major responsibilities of our commission is to determine remunerations appropriate for political and judicial officeholders,” he said.

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“In doing that, the financial situation of the country, at any given time, is taken into consideration, including inflation and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), among others.

“The commission, being conscious that a lot has happened since the last review, has commenced the process of another review to reflect the changing realities.

Mbam refused to discuss specifics on whether the remuneration will lead to a decrease or an increase in the salary figures, rather asserting that the process will decide it.

“We have progressed and we believe that before the end of 2021 something concrete will happen. It is a process and the process at the end determines what it will be. When we go through the process, if it comes out to increase, we increase; if it is decreased, we do it,” he said.

The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has said that there has been no review of the salaries of political office holders since 2011.