RMAFC begins review of salaries, allowances of political office holders
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has said it has begun processes to review salaries and allowances for political, public and judicial office holders.
This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Head of Public Relations, RMAFC, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed.
Chairman of the Commission, Mr Elias Mbam, as stated by the statement announced this while inaugurating members of the Remuneration Committee charged with carrying out the review.
According to the chairman, the exercise was in line with the current realities where the economy was characterised by inflation and down turn in international oil prices amongst others.
Mr Mbam while urging the committee to be conscious of the prevailing economic situation and the need to reduce cost of governance, to free more funds for development, disclosed that the organised labour, the academia, the media and the Nigerian public in general would be consulted to enrich the process.
He then urged the committee to ensure that the review effectively minimised wastage and abuses and ensured prudent management of resources as well.
The RMAFC chairman stressing the need for the committee to derive an appropriate remuneration for political, public and judicial officers, commensurate with the work they do, said the exercise would be completed before the end of September 2015.
