Peter Obi reacts to 114% salary increase for Tinubu, Shettima, others

Peter Obi reacts to 114% salary increase for Tinubu, Shettima, others

 The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in just
concluded general elections, Peter Obi has condemned the recent approval of a
114 percent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the
President, vice president, governors, lawmakers, as well as judicial and public
office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission,
RMAFC.

 

Obi said, “this is not the appropriate time for such salary
increment if it is at all necessary”, arguing that Nigerians are struggling
with many harsh economic realities, and with over 130 million Nigerians living
in poverty.”

 

In a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, Obi
argued that “one would have expected the leaders and public officeholders to
focus on cutting the cost of governance and alleviating the sufferings of
Nigerians”.

 

He added that leaders should prioritize what affects the
masses and those on the lower strata of society over themselves.

 

Obi wrote, “I learnt with great reservation, the approval of
a 114% increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the
President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public
office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission
(RMAFC).

 

“This is not the appropriate time for such salary increment
if it is at all necessary. We are living in a time when an average Nigerian is
struggling with many harsh economic realities, and with over 130 million
Nigerians now living in poverty. This is a moment when recent reform measures
by the government have increased living costs astronomically.

 

“One would expect the leaders and public officeholders to
focus on cutting the cost of governance, alleviating the sufferings of
Nigerians. This moment calls for creative ways of pulling the majority out of
poverty.

 

“In the immortal words of Shakespeare’s Julius Ceaser, ‘What
touches us ourself shall be last served.’

 

“The leaders, therefore, should prioritize what affects the
masses and those on the lower strata of society over themselves.

 

“The sacrifice, at this time in our nation, should be borne
by the leaders. The increment should be reversed immediately, and the savings
should be devoted to fixing education, healthcare and poverty alleviation
especially in the remote rural areas.”

Source: Peter Obi reacts to 114% salary increase for Tinubu, Shettima, others

 - NigerianEye
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