Labour Party slams RMFAC over proposed salary increase for political office holders
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Akeni described the proposed salary increase as a a misadventure while urging RMFAC to retrace its steps in the best interest of the country.
By Perpetua Onuegbu
Labour Party has described the proposed salary increase by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) for political office holders in the country as unconscionable, especially at this time when Nigeria is passing through economic hardship.
The party said this while cautioning against the planned salary increase in a statement by its interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni on Friday.
Akeni described the proposed salary increase as a a misadventure while urging RMFAC to retrace its steps in the best interest of the country.
According to Labour Party, rather than increasing political office holders’ salaries, the commission should move for increase in the minimum wage of Nigerian workers from its present #70,000.
He quoted the United States Government as recently advocating for improvement in Nigeria’s minimum wage.
“If a foreign nation could demonstrate such empathy towards our suffering citizens, the RMFAC’s chairman and commission members have no valid excuse not to do more,” he said.
(NAN)
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