Dele Alake, the special adviser to the president on communications and strategy, says President Bola Tinubu has not approved a salary review for political office holders and judicial officers. In
Dele Alake, the special adviser to the president on communications and strategy, says President Bola Tinubu has not approved a salary review for political office holders and judicial officers.
He said the move was in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 32 of part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 constitution of Nigeria .Shehu said the legislature should move quickly on the amendment of relevant laws to pave the way for an upward review of income packages for the aforementioned.
“While we recognise that it is within the constitutional remit of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission to propose and fix salaries and allowances of political office holders and judicial officers, such cannot come to effect until it has equally been considered and approved by the president,” he said.
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