Chris Ngige, minister of labour, says the
federal government will review the salaries and allowances of political office
holders across the country.
He made this known when delegates
of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) visited him at his
office in Abuja, on Tuesday.
“The last holistic wage review
took place in 2011 and a new one is being planned. Government has put up the
Presidential Committee on Salaries headed by the Minister of Finance and
co-chaired by me,” he said.
The minister said the 12 wage
structures in the country will be looked into, adding that the allowances of
political office holders, including governors, will be reviewed.
“There are people who earn 300
percent of what others earn and they have the same degree. We may have people
in NNPC, FIRS, Customs and others with third-class (degrees) earning 300
percent more than the man with first-class in the ministry,” he said.
“We have 12 wage structures in
Nigeria. We will beam our searchlight on them
“Revenue Mobilisation will also
look at what is given to political office holders. What is a governor doing
with hazard allowance? What hazard when the state is feeding him and his
family? What is a governor doing with constituency allowance? The whole state
is his constituency. These are what will be holistically reviewed.”
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