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Nigeria - According to the National Human Rights Commission, President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Nigerian state governors have no powers, under the law, to cut their salaries.
“This idea of Governors, President or Vice President slashing their salaries, I think it is alluring and a lot of people will welcome it, " says professor of law and the Chairman of the NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu.
“But I will caution that there is going to be a process here, the salaries of the President, Vice President and Governors are not set by them and they actually don’t have the powers under the law to cut their own salaries.
“That is done by the Revenue mobilisation, allocation and fiscal commission,” he said.
“What will happen is that they can collect their salaries and decide to donate 50 per cent of that back to the state. We need a system to get that money and be able to use it for public purpose.
“Let us not because of populism do something that is not authorised by law.
“A democratic system is a system of law and we do not elect the President and Governors to do what is unlawful,” he warned.
Source: Channels
“This idea of Governors, President or Vice President slashing their salaries, I think it is alluring and a lot of people will welcome it, " says professor of law and the Chairman of the NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu.
“But I will caution that there is going to be a process here, the salaries of the President, Vice President and Governors are not set by them and they actually don’t have the powers under the law to cut their own salaries.
“That is done by the Revenue mobilisation, allocation and fiscal commission,” he said.
“What will happen is that they can collect their salaries and decide to donate 50 per cent of that back to the state. We need a system to get that money and be able to use it for public purpose.
“Let us not because of populism do something that is not authorised by law.
“A democratic system is a system of law and we do not elect the President and Governors to do what is unlawful,” he warned.
Source: Channels
