Some public servants earn monthly salaries bigger than that of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Muhammed Shehu, has said.
The RMAFC Chairman revealed this on Thursday in an interview on a Channels Television programme: “Sunrise Daily.”
Shehu listed such public servants as those in the employment of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Nigerian Communications Commission, Nigerian Ports Authority and Central Bank of Nigeria amongst others.
He said NPA is one of the agencies with high revenues in 2022, adding that the agency generated over N172 billion in the first half of 2022.
He said: “The salary of Mr. President is not up to N1,300,000 a month…the allowances of the President are factored into that salary.
“In 2008, that was considered a lot of money, but now, there are people in the private sector and public sector that earn twice, three times, four times.
“No public servant should earn salaries bigger than Mr President, but we do have public servants that earn bigger than Mr President: NCC, NIMASA, NPA, Central Bank.”