Sunday, July 12, 2026

FG reviewing salaries, emoluments of officeholders

The RMAFC boss declined to confirm if the salary would be reviewed downward or upwards.

• April 25, 2021
Elias Mbam
Chairman of RMAFC, Elias Mbam

Elias Mbam, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has said that the commission had begun reviewing the emoluments of political and judicial office holders.

Mr Mbam disclosed this on Saturday, at a traditional ceremony held at Amagu community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi.

The RMAFC chairman told reporters that a process to review the remuneration of political and judicial office holders was in progress.

He noted that the commission was saddled with the responsibility, hence it would soon conduct a public hearing on the issue, to allow the citizens to contribute to the process.

“One of the major responsibilities of our commission is to determine remunerations appropriate for political and judicial office holders.

“In doing that, the financial situation of the country, at any giving time, is taken into consideration, including inflation and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), among others.

“The commission being conscious that a lot has happened since the last review, have commenced the process of another review to reflect the changing realities.

“We have progressed and we believe that before the end of 2021 something concrete will happen,” Mr Mbam said.

The chairman, who declined to confirm if the salary would be reviewed downward or upwards, said that the process was ongoing and would be influenced by a number of indices.

“It is a process and the process at the end determines what it will be; when we go through the process, if it comes out to be increased, we increase, if it decreases we do it,” he added.

Mr Mbam, however, enjoined Nigerians to participate in the review, noting that there would be public hearings and invitations for memoranda from members of the public, including institutions under the three tiers of government.

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Michael Aondoakaa.

States

Ex-AGF Michael Aondoakaa mourns victims of Benue killings, demands action to end bloodshed

He said the latest killings highlighted the continued vulnerability of communities in Benue to violent attacks.

ICPC

Africa

ICPC urges African leaders to scale up fight against anti-corruption

According to him, integrity, transparency, and the rule of law remain the foundation for sustainable development, democratic governance and economic growth in Africa.

Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Advocacy Walk

Lagos

Lagos urges anti-harassment policies to protect women, workers

She noted that women accounted for more than 90 per cent of the reported workplace harassment cases.

Ekiti

States

Flooding: Ekiti LG boss warns residents against building structures on waterways

“We will no longer tolerate lawlessness and violations of government directives stating that nobody should build houses on waterways,” she said.

ILORIN DUMPSITE

States

Ogun govt threatens to close markets over indiscriminate dumping of waste

Mr Akintunde described the practice of dumping refuse in markets rather than at designated collection points as unacceptable.

PDP

Politics

2027: PDP uploads presidential, National Assembly candidates’ names on INEC portal

The PDP uploaded the names of its 2027 presidential, vice-presidential, and NASS candidates to the INEC nomination portal.