The Home of Representatives Committee on Justice has invited the Ministers of Finance, Finances and Nationwide Planning, in addition to the Secretary of the Nationwide Judicial Council, to deliberate on the poor remuneration of judicial officers throughout the nation.
Additionally invited to the assembly scheduled for Monday, March 25, 2024 are the Nationwide President, Judicial Workers Union of Nigeria, Chairman of the Income Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Fee, Chairman of the Nation's Salaries, Incomes and Wages Fee, Lawyer Common Common of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in addition to the President of the Nigerian Bar Affiliation.
At a farewell listening to in his honor, retired Supreme Courtroom Justice Musa Dattijo had revealed that high judges have been poorly paid.
“It might be attention-grabbing to know that the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Courtroom earns greater than the judges. Whereas she earns N1.2 million monthly, judges take dwelling N751,000 in a month.
“The CJN, on its half, takes dwelling N400,000 plus. A decide's wage curiously drops moderately than will increase when he’s given the added accountability of being a CJN.
“That the unjust and embarrassing wage disparity between the judges and the chief registrar nonetheless exists stays intriguing to say the least,” Justice Dattijo had mentioned.
The Home of Representatives Committee, in its letter dated March 18, 2014, titled 'Plea for Upward Evaluation of Judges' Remuneration', mentioned it had additionally acquired complaints in regards to the salaries of judges of the Nigerian Bar Affiliation.
The letter, signed by the chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, learn: “The committee has acquired a submission from the NBA calling for a evaluate of judicial officers’ remuneration and situations of employment.
“In view of the above submission, the committee wish to invite you to a extra strong interactive session with different stakeholders to evaluate the submission and educate the committee on the present state of affairs and plans to cope with the unrealistic wage construction of the judiciary and your place . on the matter.”
In a short interview with The PUNCH, Oke, who represents Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in Osun State, mentioned: “We invited them due to the stagnation and poor remuneration of judges and judicial officers since 2008.
“No promotion, no development and that is very irregular. It’s unacceptable.”
