The recent proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission to raise the salaries of political office holders at a time when Nigerians are being urged to endure harsh economic realities triggered by government’s policies has sparked widespread outrage across the country, Davidson Iriekpen writes
Negative reactions have continued to trail the recent proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to increase the salaries of political office holders.
Various labour unions, opposition parties, senior lawyers, and civil society groups have all condemned the proposal, describing it as an act of insensitivity by the federal government towards the country’s productive working class.