Chief Sebastien Tar, SAN, has dragged the National Assembly and three others before the National Industrial Court over poor salaries for judges.
S. Musa, Mose Ebute, Reuben Atabo, T.D Pepe, Alex Ejesieme, Henry Akunebu, A.T Kehinde, Ibrahim Bawa, J.J Usman, Matter Bukar and Audu Anuga.On the other hand, joined as defendants are the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission , Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and National Judicial Commission , as second, third and fourth defendants respectively.
The judge after going through the court’s record told him that proof of service of the originating summon served on May 6 was in the file Yiola replied that a week was short as NASS was embarking on industrial action Monday and he needed time to make a presentation to NASS for its adoption. NAN also reports that Tar said he was aspiring to be appointed either a justice of the Supreme Court or of the Court of Appeal or at least a judge of the High Court.
He is further urging the court to grant a commensurate salaries and other emoluments to be reasonable, having regard to the existing socio- economic and other factors.While for each justice of Supreme Court, a minimum monthly salary of N11 million.