22nd June, 2023
By Nimot Sulaimon
Dada Olusegun, the Special Adviser on Digital Media to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has refuted reports of a 114% salary increase for governors, judges, and political aides.
He stated this on Wednesday night through his official Twitter handle.
The media aide wrote “Ignore the lies from certain media outlets claiming the FG approved 114% salary increase for political aides. Fake news cannot and will never win”.
His response comes amid speculations of a purported 114 per cent salary increment for the President, Vice President, Governors, Judges and political aides.
Earlier on Tuesday, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), made the salary increment remark while presenting reports of the reviewed renumeration package in Birnin Kebbi.
This remark has spun out of control, and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) threatened to take legal actions against President Bola Tinubu.
SERAP, on Wednesday, tweeted “BREAKING: We’re suing the Tinubu administration over its outrageous and illegal 114 per cent increase in the salaries of the President, vice president, state governors and lawmakers, while over 133 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty.”