‘Lawmakers don’t have a choice’, their salaries will soon be reduced

If all goes well, the remuneration of Federal Lawmakers would be reduced, as from September.

Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Elias Mbam, has disclosed that a new remuneration package for public office holders including members of the National Assembly would be ready in September.

Mbam disclosed this on Tuesday, after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari of the commission’s activities.

According to Mbam, based on the new renumeration packages determined by the RMAFC, no federal lawmaker should earn up to N1million per month.

He said: “Presently, we are currently reviewing the subsisting renumeration packages and it is going to reflect the socio-economic realities of today. We expect that before the end of next month, it will be ready.”

“But it will go through a process, it is not something that you will just say ‘yes or no.’

“They (the federal lawmakers) do not have a choice. We are guided by the constitution and we are going to be guided by such laws that are provided for in the constitution. They swore to obey the laws of the country.”

“I do not want to give a definite date because it is beyond my control. I do not determine when the process will be concluded but as far as the commission is concerned, we have concluded our work and announced to the general public that we have a draft. But you know it goes through a process before it finally becomes a law,”

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