Lawyer sues Nigerian govt over judges’ ‘poor salaries'

In September 2021, the President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, appealed to the federal government for an upward review of the salaries of judges.

Mrs Dongban-Mensem corroborated Mr Hon’s claim when she said the salary structure for judicial officers and staff in Nigeria has consistently ranked poorly when compared to that of their counterparts in commonwealth countries.The National Assembly, on Monday, asked the court to allow an out-of-court settlement in the suit instituted against it and three others, challenging the poor salaries of judicial officers in the country.

However, the hearing could not proceed because of the absence of RMAFC, the AGF and the NJC, who had no legal representation. In court filings, Mr Hon stated that as a legal practitioner, “who has practised in all the levels of courts in Nigeria, I know that poor pay for judicial officers is seriously affecting the quality of judgments and rulings those officers are delivering and the discharge of other functions associated with their offices.”

It should be basic, what about the allowances?

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