Following sustained public outrage over salaries and allowances of public officers, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, has reviewed the salaries, allowances of the President, Vice President, Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Speakers in the 36 states of the federation, Federal legislators in both the National and State Assemblies among others.
The reviewed salary of the President pegged Buhari’s cumulative takehome at N14, 4 million.
In the breakdown, N 3,514,705 is fixed as the President’s basic salary and Hardship allowance is, N 1,757,350:50. Constituency N 8,786,762:50 and Leave Allowance – N351, 470.
Buhari will receive a 400 per cent increase in his salary amounting N14. 058 million, as gratuity upon a successful completion of his tenure.
The Federal Government is to provide him with all his needs including vehicles, Special Assistants, Personal Assistants, entertainment, security, utility bills,newspapers, medical bills and clothings.
Meanwhile, the president’s estacode and Duty Tour allowance were not specified.
The Vice President, on the other hand is to receive an annual Basic Salary of N2, 064, 400; Hardship allowance- N1, 515, 786.25 and a Constituency Allowance of N7, 578, 931.25, bringing his total annual earning to N12.1million.
About 75 per cent of his annual basic salary would be paid for vehicles and their maintenance if he chooses to buy his vehicles and maintain them.
Also, he is to receive another 25 per cent to hire his Personal Assistants; 75 per cent for domestic staff; 45 per cent for entertainment and 30 per cent for utility.
The VP is to receive a separate 20 per cent of his salary for monitoring; 200 per cent for accommodation and 300 per cent for furniture.
His duty Tour Allowance stands at N 35 , 000 per night and an estacode of $900 per night.
He is to receive 10 per cent of his salary as Leave Allowance and 300 per cent as gratuity upon a successful completion of his tenure.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The jumbo salaries and allowances of National Assembly members were also slashed, The downward review of salaries and allowances of both the National and State Assembly legislators, the Senate President pegged their basic annual salary at N2, 484, 242.50 with allowance of N6. 2 million, bringing the total to N8. 69Million. His monthly salary is about N724, 570.
Each Federal lawmaker also collects 250 per cent of his Annual Salary as Constituency Allowance.
The Federal Government will however take care of his vehicles and their maintenance including his domestic staff, entertainment, utilities, security responsibility, Legislative Aids, House Maintenance an, as well as a Special Adviser and a Personal Assistant are provided by the federal government.
The Deputy Senate President enjoys the same benefits except that his Annual Basic Salary stands at N 2,309,166.75, total allowance N 5,772,916.8, bringing total annual salary to 8,082,083.63 and a monthly pay of N 673,506.97
The Senate Majority Leader receives a salary of N12, 968, 960. The Minority leader receives a total annual salary of N12, 908, 168. The Whip receives N12, 867 . The same applies to Committee Chairmen. Incidentally in the last administration almost all senators were chairmen of various committees.
Ordinary senators receive a basic salary of 2,026,400.00; annual allowance of N10,739,920.00 , bring it to a total of N 12,766,320.00.
Other non-regular allowances include 300 per cent gratuity for the Senate President; and estacode of $1, 00 per night for foreign trips, as well as, a N37,000 per night duty tour allowance.
All the senators who have just finished their terms at the 7th National Assembly are therefore entitled to 300 per cent of the annual salaries as gratuity.
The Deputy senate President gets N32, 000 per night as Duty Tour Allowance. Senators receive $ 1 000 as estacode and a duty tour allowance of N23, 000 per night.
