The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has proposed a 200% increase in the basic salaries of all judicial officers in the country.
This was contained in a memorandum submitted by the NBA to the Revenue Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) on the review of judicial salaries and allowances.
The 144 paged memorandum was jointly signed by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), and Olawale Fapohunda(SAN), the Alternate Chairman of the NBA Working Committee on Judicial Remuneration and Conditions of Service.
In the memo, the NBA makes a compelling case for an urgent radical review of Judicial Remuneration and proposes an ambitious 200% increase in the basic salaries of all Judicial Officers. The NBA also proposed a total overhaul of the components of what presently constitutes judicial allowances.
Perhaps, the most radical proposal yet is the recommendation on removing judicial office holders from the purview of RMFAC, and the establishment of a separate panel to oversee matters concerning Judicial Salaries and Allowances.
While submitting the report, the President of the NBA, Yakubu Maikyau welcomed the consultative process adopted by RMFAC led by its Chairman, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Shehu, while looking forward to further engagements with the Commission and other stakeholders on the subject matter.
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The NBA President also advised that discussions on judicial remuneration should be time bound as there is a state of emergency as it relates to the conditions of service of judicial officers across the country, a state of affairs which he emphasized is not good for the administration of justice, the promotion of the rule of law and the sustainability of democracy in the country.
Highlights of the recommendations of the NBA working committee’s 144-page memo to the RMFAC include:
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•Basic Salary: The Committee proposed 200% increase across the board for all judicial office holders.
•Medical Allowance: The Committee proposed 40% of the basic salary of all judicial office holders as Medical Allowance for minor ailments that do not require hospitalization, while other medical needs including overseas medical treatment and in-patient medical treatment in local medical institutions should be subject to necessary approvals that obtain currently.
• Rent Allowance. The Committee proposed 100% rent allowance for all Judicial Officers
• Leave Allowance: The Committee proposed 100% leave allowance paid once in a year so that it may realistically assist a Judicial Officer go on vacation within or outside Nigeria.
• Hardship Allowance: The Committee proposed an upward review of 100% for Judicial Officers. This is based on the findings of the Committee on workload and complexity of judicial work.
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