Following the decision of President Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo to reduce their salaries by 50%, the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, says they have no powers, under the law, to do so.
Speaking on this matter, a professor of law and the Chairman of the NHRC, Chidi Odinkalu, told Channels Television that the right to cut salaries rests with the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.
He says there is a process and no law empowers the president to cut his salary and if they want to do so then there should be a review of the constitution to empower them to take such decisions.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says this salary cut is just for cosmetic purposes and would not in any way improve the economy of the country.
According to the Secretary-General of the NLC, Peter Eson-Ozo, the bulk of what was driving governance cost was actually outside the prescribed salary.
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