A Senior Advocate of Nigeria named Mike Ozekhome has discussed the planned 300% pay rise for judges.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In a video shared by Channels TV, Ozekhome said in 2018, Senator Shehu Sani stated that each senator earned 13.8 million naira a month and he was suspended for speaking about it. He compared the salaries of judges in Nigeria to those in other countries. He pointed out that a judge in America earns about $73,000 per year, which equals around 106 million naira. He said in Canada, judges make about 80,000 Canadian dollars annually which equals around 110 million naira and in Germany, a judge earns about 79,000 Euros yearly, which is more than 140 million naira. He argued that considering the rising inflation, the propose 300% salary increase for Nigerian judicial officers is not enough.
In Ozekhome’s words: “Shehu Sani told us each Senator was earning N13.8 million monthly, for that he was suspended for talking too much”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>