RMAFC: Can paying public officers more stop corruption in Nigeria? Sadly, no!

    Olu Fasan | Opinion | Sep 08, 2025    
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The recent announcement by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, of its plan to review the remuneration packages for all political, public and judicial officers in Nigeria rightly provoked nationwide outrage. Although the commission is constitutionally empowered to determine the remunerations of officeholders, its decision to bump up the salaries and allowances of public officers when most Nigerians are experiencing untold economic hardship smacks of utter insensitivity and an abject lack of humanity.

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