Labour Party advises RMAFC against increasing salaries of Tinubu, others
The Labour Party has advised the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission against the planned salary increase for political officeholders.
The party’s interim national publicity secretary, Tony Akeni, gave this advice in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja.
Mr. Akeni said that the proposed salary increase is unconscionable, especially at this time when Nigeria is experiencing economic hardship.
The party’s spokesman, who described the move as a misadventure, urged RMAFC to retrace its steps in the best interest of the country.
According to the Labour Party, rather than increasing the salaries of political officeholders, the commission should advocate for an increase in the minimum wage of Nigerian workers from its current ₦70,000.
He quoted the United States government as having recently advocated for an improvement in Nigeria’s minimum wage.
“If a foreign nation could demonstrate such empathy towards our suffering citizens, the RMAFC’s chairman and commission members have no valid excuse not to do more,” he said.
(NAN)
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