Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna lawmaker has said that raising the minimum wage for workers should be considered before the proposed 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the president, vice president, governors, lawmakers, as well as judicial and public office holders.
Sani emphasized that raising the minimum wage for poor workers should take priority. He made this statement on his verified Twitter account.
He stated, “Raising the minimum wage of poor workers should come first before that of the elites holding public offices.
“With this 114% increase, a Federal Legislator will earn about N2million monthly salary and N25million monthly running cost for his office. Money derived from the removal of subsidy should be spent wisely,” he added.
The RMAFC Chairman, Muhammadu Shehu, represented by a federal commissioner, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, had earlier presented a report, calling for the 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders.
According to him, it has been sixteen years since the last review of remuneration of packages, and it is imperative that the remuneration packages for the categories of the office holders mentioned in relevant sections of the 1999 constitution (as amended) should be reviewed.
In addition, the commission introduced three new allowances for judicial officeholders: Professional Development Assistant, Long Service Allowance, and Restricted or Forced Lifestyle allowance.
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