Reps bill empowers RMAFC to probe illegal salaries
The legislation is titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act, Cap. R7 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and Enact the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission Bill to Grant the Commission Enforcement Powers in the Monitoring of Accruals to and Disbursement of Revenue from the Federation Account and to bring the Act in conformity with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution and for Related Matters.
When the bill becomes law, RMAFC will be empowered to prosecute illegal salaries and allowances in ministries, departments and agencies of the federal and state governments as well as the arms of the governments, including the National Assembly.
The Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, who chaired the Committee of the Whole to consider the report, also said, “This bill, we had to step it down about twice. We should do our best to pass it.” According to the RMAFC on its official website, its functions and powers, as provided under Paragraph 32 of Part I to the Third Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are “monitor the accruals to and disbursement of revenue from the Federation Account;
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