Absorption urges Tinubu to suspend the ‘raising salary that violates the law’ for politicians

The Socio-Economic and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Tinubu Bola President “to direct the allocation of income mobilization and the Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to immediately suspend the rise of governors who violate the law and are not constitutional for holders of political and public offices in the Nigerian state.

The absorption of him to reject the salary increase that will soon occur and encourage their vice president, governor and representative, and parliamentary members to do the same.

The absorption also urged him to “direct the Attorney General Federation and the Minister of Justice MR Lateef Fagbemi, San to ensure full and effective compliance with judges Chuka Austine Obiozor who directed the RMAFC to review the salaries and benefits of members of the National Assembly to reflect the economic reality of the country.” “

In the letter dated August 23, 2025 and signed by the Deputy Director of Collawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “The constitutional mandate and RMAFC law clearly did not imply uncontrolled power to increase the salaries of the President, Vice President, Governor, their representatives, and judges.”

SERAP said, “suspending salary increases that will soon occur to political office holders will serve legitimate public interests. When the constitutional mandate and RMAFC law clashes with Nigerian fundamental rights, the public interest in upholding these rights must be applicable.”

According to absorption, “instead of reviewing the salaries of political and public positions to reflect the current economic challenges in this country, the commission arbitrarily increases salaries for the president, vice president, governors and their representatives, and members of parliament.”

The letter was read in part: “The salary increase that will soon occur to the holders of political and public office in Nigeria, especially the President, Vice President, Governor and their representatives, and MPs are a major abuse of the constitutional mandate and the RMAFC law.

“RMFAC does not have uncontrolled constitutional and legal mandates or uncontrolled flexibility to increase the salaries of the president, vice president, governors and their deputy, and parliament members.

“Based on the provisions of the Nigerian constitution, the country’s international human rights obligations and the legal doctrine of legal, RMAFC has been incorrect and wrong using the constitutional mandate and its law by increasing the salaries of political position holders.

“RMFAC cannot be legally or justified in increasing the salaries of the president, vice president, governors and their deputy, and members of parliament at more than 133 million poor Nigerians and several state governments failed to pay the salaries of workers and retirement.

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“We will be grateful if the recommended steps are taken within 7 days of receipt and/or the publication of this letter. If we have not heard of news from you at that time, absorbing will take all the right legal actions to force your government and RMFAC to fulfill our requests for the public interest.

“RMFAC seems to act consistently to provide benefits to the political office holder for the interests of the Nigerian poor people. RMFAC, in the implementation of constitutional mandate and the law must balance the interests of the sector -the population sector that is marginalized and vulnerable to the ‘interests of’ political office holders.

“RMFAC must prioritize excessive deduction of the budgeted amount as benefits for the holders of the Political Office and Retirement of Life for former President, Vice President, Governor and Deputy for their parliament.

“The idea of ​​democracy, justice, and equality and non-discrimination representatives will mean a little if the salaries of political office holders increase arbitrarily while millions of poor Nigerians continue to go through terrible times and witness their standard of living.

“The bleak conditions of many Nigerians are exacerbated by the decline in public services where access to water transmitted through affordable pipes and health care remains a dream and electricity supply is epilepsy and cannot be relied on in an era where globalization has made such services everywhere and cheap.

“The salary increase that will soon occur for the holder of the political office is a massive violation of the provisions of Chapter 2 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution [as amended] Relating to the basic objectives and principles of state policy direction, and the country’s international human rights obligations. “

“Directing the RMFAC to suspend the salary increase that will soon occur for political office holders will be fully consistent with your constitutional oath and your frequent commitment, including working to ensure ‘better society’ and ‘collective sacrifice of all of us’, as stated in your inauguration speech.

“Absorption also records your commitment in your inauguration speech to ensure that, ‘Nigeria will be arranged impartially in accordance with the constitution and rule of law.'”

“Berrap supports the upper review of remuneration, salaries and benefits and service provisions for Nigerian judges to overcome the continuous treatment of judges, and to increase access to victims of corruption and human rights violations of effectiveness and effective recovery.”

“RMAFC Chairman Mohammed Bello on August 18, 2025 reportedly stated that the commission’s decision to propose a salary increase for the president, vice president, governor and their representatives, and parliament members in Nigeria for very disabled reasons that the salary for this position holder ‘pants.'”

“The commission claims that the ‘review package’ ‘remains fair, realistic, and sustainable,’ and ‘in harmony with the current socio-economic reality of the country.'”

“According to him, the last allocation formula was overhauled in 1992, saying that there have been some executive adjustments since 2002, but the full scale improvement has not been carried out until now.”

“Absorption notes that judge Chuka Austine Obiozor from the Federal Lagos High Court ordered RMAFC to review and improve salaries, remuneration or allowances for members of the National Assembly to reflect the economic reality of the country.”

“The judgment dated June 4, 2021 followed the consolidation lawsuit brought by Mr. Monday Ubani, Mr. John Nwokwu, more than 1,500 Nigerians who cared, absorbed, Budgit and were enough Nigeria (Eie).”