Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, on Tuesday, criticised the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)'s proposal to increase the salaries of political office holders, calling it unjustifiable given the widespread economic hardship in the country. He argued that such a move signified disregard for the suffering of ordinary citizens.

"I want to believe that RMAFC has not taken cognisance of the living standards in the country, particularly the harrowing experience of ordinary people," Mr Falana said during an interview on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily programme Tuesday morning.

The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) maintained that RMAFC's consideration of salary raise for political office hold...