Tinubu Writes Reps, Seek Passage Of Bill To Improve Judicial Officers Welfare

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the National Assembly to deliberate and pass a proposed bill aimed at revising the salaries, allowances, and additional benefits for Nigeria’s judicial officers.

This call was conveyed through a letter presented during yesterday’s plenary by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.

The bill, titled “A Bill for An Act to Prescribe the Salaries, Allowances and Fringe Benefits of Judicial Office Holders in Nigeria and for Related Matters,” seeks to redefine the compensation structure for judicial personnel.

The President’s letter, titled: Transmission of the Judicial Office Holders’ Salaries and Allowances, Etc, Bill 2024, and dated March 19, 2024, reads: “In accordance with the provisions of Section 58(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended), I forward, herewith, the Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, Etc) Bill, 2024 for the kind consideration of the House of Representatives

“The Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, Etc) Bill, 2024 seeks to prescribe salaries, allowances and fringe benefits for judicial officers, to end the prolonged stagnation in their remuneration and to reflect contemporary socio-economic realities.

“The Bill, which establishes a new legal framework for the remuneration of judicial officers, will also ensure significant improvement in the welfare, capacity and independence of the Judiciary.

“Whilst I hope that the Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, Etc) Bill, 2024 will be carefully yet expeditiously considered and passed by the House of Representatives, please accept, Rt. Hon. Speaker, the assurances of my highest esteem.”