Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Engr. Elias Mbam, Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), to review upward the remuneration, allowances, and conditions of service for Nigerian judges, and downward those of high-ranking political office-holders.
This is following the nationwide industrial action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) demanding financial autonomy for the judicial arm of government, and the Federal Government’s silence on the judiciary workers’ strike that has grounded courts across the country.
SERAP, in the letter dated 10 April 2021, "Judges should get all to which they are reasonably entitled, and it is unfair, illegal, unconstitutional, and discriminatory to continue to treat judges as ‘second-class people’ while high-ranking political office-holders enjoy lavish salaries and allowances.” SERAP also urged Engr. Mbam to, "send your review and recommendations to the National Assembly for appropriate remedial and legislative action, as provided for by the Nigerian Constitution 1999 (as amended).”
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