President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate increment of salaries and welfare packages for judicial officers in the country.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, stated this at the commissioning and handing over ceremony of the Nabo Graham-Douglass Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt, in Rivers State.
The Attorney-General stated that the increment was approved as a means to enhance the capacity and independence of the judiciary.
READ ALSO: Tambuwal Appointed As National Assembly Clerk
He said, “Let me use this opportunity also to inform you that as part of the effort to enhance the welfare of judicial officers, Mr President has recently approved and enhanced salary and welfare scheme for judicial officers.
“Accordingly the chairman, Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Allocation Commission and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice have been directed to promptly commence measures towards the realisation and implementation of these directives.
“This was done to enhance the capacity and independence of the judiciary which is a pillar of strength to our democracy.”
Malami noted that the increment is to be put in place, as soon as possible.
