Tinubu sends bill seeking new salaries, allowances for judicial officers to senate

“The judicial office holders salaries and allowances bill
seeks to prescribe salaries and allowances and fringe benefits for judicial
officials to end the prolonged stagnation in their remuneration and to reflect
contemporary socio-economic realities.

“While I hope that the judicial office holders salaries and
allowances bill 2024 will be carefully, yet expeditiously considered and passed
by the senate.”

On Tuesday, the bill was read on the floor of the house of
representatives.

The bill has passed the third reading at the lower chamber.

In August 2023, Tinubu said his administration would review
the remuneration of judicial officers as part of efforts to fight corruption in
the judiciary.

Tinubu made the promise when he received the leadership of
the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by Yakubu Maikyau, president of the
association , at the presidential villa.