Buhari Does Not Have Right To Cut His Salary — Odinkalu
Channels Television. 
Updated July 13, 2015
The National Human Rights Commission says the Nigerian President, Vice President and Governors have no powers, under the law, to cut their salaries.



A professor of law and the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Professor Chidi Odinkalu, told Channels Television on Sunday that the right to cut salaries rests with the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission.

“This idea of Governors, President or Vice President slashing their salaries, I think it is alluring and a lot of people will welcome it.

“But I will caution that there is going to be a process here, the salaries of the President, Vice President and Governors are not set by them and they actually don’t have the powers under the law to cut their own salaries.

“That is done by the Revenue mobilisation, allocation and fiscal commission,” he said.

Professor Odinkalu further stressed that there was no law that empowered the President to cut his salary.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had last week said they would only take 50 per cent of their salaries, as part of their commitment to cutting cost of governance.

The decision was welcomed by most Nigerian, as they believed it was a good way for the President to begin the fulfilment of his promise to cut cost.

But Mr Odinkalu suggested that for the President, Vice President and Governors to cut their salaries, there should be a review of the constitution to empower them to take such decisions.

“What will happen is that they can collect their salaries and decide to donate 50 per cent of that back to the state. We need a system to get that money and be able to use it for public purpose.

“Let us not because of populism do something that is not authorised by law.

“A democratic system is a system of law and we do not elect the President and Governors to do what is unlawful,” he warned.
Source: http://www.channelstv.com/2015/07/13/buhari-does-not-have-right-to-cut-his-salary-odinkalu/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

I dedicate this second FTC today to my mom for LENDING ME HER PHONE. Cut or no cut all i know is that if buhari wants me to take him serious, let him cut his allowances by 50 percent

Haba, put gun for his head na

Our people sha. Instead of encouraging more political office holders to subscribe to pay cut, this one is here talking bullshït.

Inasmuch as reducing his salary doesn't need any legislative backing, PMB can simply communicate his decision to the appropriate quarters and the necessary adjustments will be made:
I no wan vex abeg.

Ok

That is one of the hallmarks of a "one chance" govt

I too know syndrome!





It has no known cure.

Na wa ooo. Some people sef.

Na by force? Leave baba alone with his salary abeg

odinkalu is m*d

One of the side effect of Osogbo weed.
How e take concern the man?

Na wa o, friends of corruption, wetin concern u, is it your salary?

I wonder how we get ourselves aligning with these set of people. It seems igbo has nothing good to contribute to the development of this nation rather than victimization. How is it your concerns if the president cut his salary or the only thing these people understand is corruption. That is why igbo can never rule this country. But I cannot rule it out in their Biafra kingdom. I just pity them cos they re not helping themselves at all

Up to now, whenever a society turned a new leaf it had the devil at its elbow.....dunno what will satisfy Nigerians......

Who's this one again, this ppl sha
PMB cuts his salary its unconstitutional
PMB refuses to cut his salary wahala.
Notice me syndrome.

Ok

Mad man talking from his anus

And to think that his VP Osinbajo is a professor of law who should guide his mentally incapacitated boss in situations like these beats me.

Attention seeker, we already know that you are in town. If you does not like GMB decision, ols head to the court

at least he has now its different from the usually I will

Crying for & even more than the bereaved

all these haters sef..they will always find something bad to say... hian!!

Even if Buhari COMPLETELY ERADICATES boko haram...they will still find a way to critcise him. They just want him to fail and they actually PRAY that he does..that's it. And really, that's so silly cos they forget that his failure is going to affect them and every other person living in Nigeria one way or the other.

Terrible set of people..
little wonder adesina called them the wailing wailers.. mtchewwww

Awon Ole.




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Who b six idiot again Na wetin con consin u for their salary

enemies of progress

nawao!

Another attention seeker.

Some people can be very funny self

wtf. You wailers give it a rest please. You are beginning to sound really depressed.

This man is seriously ill.
Will you force a man to take his full salary?
If he insists he has no need for it, so be it!