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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), said on Thursday that it has finalised work on a new remuneration for political office others in the country which it has submitted to the President through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Chairman of the Commission, Mohammed Bello Shehu, who disclosed this at a budget defence of the agency before the House Committee on Finance said the new proposal which is for Ministers and political office holders will soon be forwarded to the National Assembly by the President.
He said the agency is also working on “vertical, horizontal revenue sharing formula. We are also on that. We will conclude this year”
Shehu who gave update on the ongoing review of revenue allocation formula for the three tiers of government as well as remuneration for political office holders, saying: “very soon we will conclude. We have done everything. We have concluded. We are just about to finish analyzing the data and bring it before you.”
He said: “We hope that very soon this will be transmitted to you so that it becomes law. Of course, your own doesn’t require any legislation. It’s for Ministers and others”.
He expressed concern over the interference of state governments in the fiscal governance of the Local Government Areas over the years, saying “the Commission would like to establish a Local Government Committee now like we used to do before the Supreme Court said we were busy bodies. Now we will monitor every single Local Government in Nigeria.
“I’m glad that Mr. President spoke to the Governors himself, that if you don’t allow this then I will issue an Executive Order. So, the Commission is fully in support of Mr. President over this course.
“The crisis we are having in Nigeria today is lack of functionality of Local Governments and every single one of us knows this. Even under the military the Local Governments will perform much more better. So I thank you profoundly sir, it’s your committee that initiated this.
“Three years ago when we came we were telling you, you (Faleke) said chairman you can handle this and you guided me and I followed your advice and the rest is a success so we are grateful to this also.”
Shehu hinted the lawmakers that the agency was carrying out an audit of the nation’s oil assets in the Niger Delta.
He said: “What you have done to us and to Nigeria, your name will go down in gold, sir. We are being respected by all revenue generating agencies. Anywhere we go now, everybody is like shivering trying to really identify with us.
“For the first time, like the verification that we are doing of oil wells all across the Niger Delta region has never been done. The equipment that we have, not even new precursors. No Governor now will say, when you come to my state, you have to beg me where even we are going to stay, provide vehicles and things like that. Now we can do that, sir. My people, sir, spent three to four months in the field.” Text, excluding headline: The Nation)
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, Senator Aliyu Wadada has promised to revive the committee’s activities after acknowledging concerns over its prolonged inactivity.
Wadada spoke on Thursday at the end of the committee’s meeting in Abuja.
Specifically, the chairman admitted that the committee had been underutilised, noting that it had met only once in the last three years.
He, however, said issues responsible for the situation had been identified during a closed-door session and would be addressed.
“Of course I feel concerned about it, but when we got into the details in a closed-door meeting, we got to know where the problems are, and they will all be taken care of. The committee will be as active as it should always be,” he said.
Commenting further, the chairman said the committee would focus on its core mandate of promoting and strengthening legislative relations between Nigeria’s National Assembly and parliamentary bodies across the world.
According to him, the committee will deepen engagement with regional and international legislative institutions, including the ECOWAS Parliament, the Pan-African Parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and other parliamentary organisations.
He disclosed that a new work plan had already been developed to guide the committee’s activities.
He added: “The direction is basically around the responsibilities of the committee, which is to promote and deepen legislative relationship within Nigeria and with other legislative bodies around the world”.
The chairman added that the committee’s first major activity would be a courtesy visit to the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation.
SINL NIgeria Online reports that Senator Wadada assured that the public would be kept informed of the committee’s activities as the new work plan is implemented.
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that the minimum monthly salary of Nigerian soldiers has increased to N100,000 after the Federal Government reviewed their welfare package.
Musa made the disclosure during an interview with News Central ahead of his appearance on the NC Exclusive programme.
He said the adjustment was part of efforts by the government to improve the living conditions of military personnel.
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The former Chief of Defence Staff, however, said the country’s defence sector still requires more funding despite the improvement in soldiers’ earnings and welfare.
He stated that the current defence budget remains inadequate, adding that more resources are needed to effectively support the armed forces and their operations.
Musa explained that soldiers who previously earned about N49,000 monthly now receive at least N100,000 following the salary review carried out by the government.
The minister also called for tougher punishment for kidnappers, saying stronger measures are needed to reduce the increasing cases of abduction across Nigeria.
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