National Assembly Can't Stop Us From Cutting Their Salaries – Revenue Agency
The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has said that despite the National Assembly’s disagreement over the downward review of salaries and allowances of political office holders, nothing would deter it from its mandate.
The commisison's PRO, Ibrahim Mohammed, said “Presently, the commission is reviewing the salaries and allowances of all political office holders. When we are done, it will be submitted for approval.
“However, the legislators cannot change whatever we set for them as salaries and allowances. The law does not allow them to do so."
The commisison's PRO, Ibrahim Mohammed, said “Presently, the commission is reviewing the salaries and allowances of all political office holders. When we are done, it will be submitted for approval.
“However, the legislators cannot change whatever we set for them as salaries and allowances. The law does not allow them to do so."
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, Mohammed added that only the commission had the constitutional right to determine the salaries of political office holders.
“They can only make input into whatever we propose for the president and others. So their disagreement will not stop us," he assured.
It would be recalled that an adhoc committee was constituted to slash legislators’ take-home pay following the controversy that trailed the National Assembly’s N150 billion budget for the year.
The committee's work was killed with politics as most Senators don't want their salaries to be reduced.
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