In a letter signed by the Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the group gave President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to halt the move, which covers the president, vice president, governors, their deputies, and lawmakers.

SERAP condemned the proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, calling it a “gross misuse” of power at a time when more than 133 million Nigerians are living in poverty.

The commission’s Chairman Mohammed Bello had, on August 18, defended the plan, arguing that the salaries of top political office holders are “paltry” and have not been reviewed since 2008. He noted that a CBN governor or agency Director-General currently earns more than the president, whose pay is ₦1.5 million monthly.

But SERAP countered that the proposed increase is unjustifiable and an affront to struggling Nigerians. The organisation reminded President Tinubu of a court judgment delivered by Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor, which ordered the RMAFC to reduce the salaries and allowances of National Assembly members in line with the country’s economic realities.

Source: Tribune

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