Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission

[3] The agency also plays an advisory role to the three tiers of government on fiscal efficiency and avenues through which they can increase revenue accruals.

[5] In 2021, the Commission initiated dialogues with government officials and stakeholders as a prelude to modifying the revenue sharing formula in Nigeria.

[14] In July, 2022 a High Court in Abuja while receiving evidence on the corruption charges against the former Accountant general of the federation was told how derivation funds meant to be paid to nine oil producing States as part of the revenue accruing to them was diverted and shared to some persons including one of the members of RMAFC.

[18][19] The recommendation came at the point when the subsidy removal on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) had hiked transportation costs,[20] organized labour had threatened to embark on an industrial action and there was an ongoing negotiation between the government and organized labour who were agitating for a review of the minimum wage as recent economic policies have whittled down the value of salaries earned by workers.

Also, the organized labour were of the view that the recommendation of a 114% increase in the wages of political officer holders will widen the gap between the earning of public servants and that of elected officials.

[21] Civil society organisations in Nigeria also opposed the recommended 114% salary increase as they feared it will worsen the economic crisis as well as create more inequalities in the country.

[22] [23] However, the Presidency had declared that it was yet to receive the proposal from the Commission or consider it for approval and implementation[24] and labeled the information from the RMAFC as misinformation that should be disregarded.