Tinubu’s Media Adviser Denies Claims Of 114% Increments For Political Aides

Dada Olusegun, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Digital Media, has dismissed rumors of a 114% pay increase for governors, judges, and political aides.

Olusegun made the announcement on Wednesday night via his official Twitter account.

“Ignore the lies from certain media outlets claiming the FG approved a 114 percent salary increase for political aides. Fake news cannot and will never win,” he wrote.

Tinubu’s media aide’s answer comes amid reports of a 114 percent pay raise for the President, Vice President, Governors, Judges, and political aides.

In agreement with Olusegun, the Public Relations Officer of RMAFC, Christian Nwachukwu, informed Leadership Newspaper that Tinubu did not sanction wage increases for politically exposed individuals.

Meanwhile, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, a Federal Commissioner in the Commission, made the salary increase remark earlier this week when she represented RMAFC chairman Mohammad Shehu at the presentation of the reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, in Birnin Kebbi.