President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law.
Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
In June, the National Assembly approved a bill which among others, provides for a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels, following the consideration and adoption of an executive bill transmitted by the President.
Lado said the signing of the bill into law underscores the president’s absolute prioritisation of the welfare of Nigerian workers above all else just like he did with the new National Minimum Wage Bill of N70,000.
He pointed out that the new Act “prescribes salaries, allowances, etc., for Judicial Officers to reflect the changing realities and consequentially amend the provisions of the Certain Political, Public and Judicial Office Holders (Salaries and Allowances, etc.), Act, No.6, 2002 (as amended) to delete the provisions relating to Judicial Office Holders.”
Lado commended the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abass Tajudeen, for their patriotic commitment to progressively improving the welfare of Nigerians.
He also lauded the members of the 10th National Assembly for prioritising the welfare of Nigerians by passing and transmitting the executive Bill which has now been promptly assented to by the President.
He urged judicial office holders in the country to redouble their efforts in ensuring that justice is served and speedily so, in the light of the action of the president aimed at enhancing their overall welfare and well-being.
