Tinubu okays 300% pay rise for judiciary officers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, raised the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in Nigeria despite criticisms by most Nigerians who have rejected the move.

In June this year, the National Assembly had passed an executive bill, for an act to prescribe the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders and for related matters into law.

The document, according to Daily Trust, was transmitted to it by President Tinubu to increase the salaries of judicial officers by 300 per cent.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed a bill for an act to prescribe the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in Nigeria and for related matters into law.

Senator Basheer Lado, the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, said, “This extraordinary move underscores Mr President’s absolute prioritization of the welfare of Nigerian workers above all else just like he did when he recently put on hold an ongoing Federal Executive Council meeting to assent to the new National Minimum Wage Bill of N70,000”.

The new Act according to Senator Lado, “prescribes salaries, allowances, etc., for Judicial Officers to reflect the changing realities and consequentially amend the provisions of the Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc.), Act, No.6, 2002 (as amended) to delete the provisions relating to Judicial Office Holders.”

“The prescription of salaries, allowances, and other benefits for Judicial Officers. The amendment of Certain Political, Public, and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc.) Act, No.6, 2002 (as amended), which provides for the deletion of provisions relating to Judicial Office Holders from the aforementioned Act.

“In a demonstration of his visionary leadership and deep compassion for the Nigerian people, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCON has once again affirmed his unwavering commitment to the welfare of the nation’s workforce by assenting to the revised Salaries and Allowances for Judicial Office Holders.”

“This landmark decision reflects Mr President’s profound dedication to ensuring that every salary earner in Nigeria, especially those serving in vital and strategic roles, receives the recognition and compensation they deserve”, Lado said.