Okorocha calls for review of president and Governor's’ salaries by 50%

 

Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has told the chairman and members of the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission, RMFC to, as a matter of urgency, review downward the salaries and allowances of the President, Governors, National Assembly members, and all other political office holders both elected and appointed, at least by fifty percent to make the offices less attractive and check the excesses that go with the fat payments for such offices.
Governor Okorocha who spoke Wednesday during a breakfast meeting with the chairman of RMFC Engr.

Elias Mbam, and other members of the commission at the Government House, Owerri.

He said that with the downward review of salaries and allowances of political office holders such positions or offices would become less attractive which would also reduce the tension that always go with the contest or scramble for such offices.

He also explained that the drastic reduction of the take-home pay of political office holders would equally, to a large extent reduce poverty among the populace and also reduce crimes that are mostly borne out of the envy occasioned by these bloated salaries and allowances of political office holders.

According to Governor Okorocha, by making the salaries and allowances of political office holders less attractive, only those keen in rendering genuine service to the people would go for such public offices and no more those who are coming for the privileges or benefits of the offices.

Mbam commended Governor Okorocha mostly for the free education programme of his government and his own personal free education initiatives through the Rochas Foundation, assuring him that they work on their findings during their retreat in Owerri.