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Budget: Tinubu asks Senate to approve ‘fringe benefits’ for judicial officers 

On Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu asked the Senate to pass his proposed bill on new judicial officers’ remuneration so they can access fringe benefits among other allowances. 

The Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed Tinubu’s request at plenary while reading out his letter to lawmakers. 

Tinubu stated that judicial officers needed an improved welfare package. 

The letter reads,” 

TheWitness recalls that on Tuesday the House of Representatives was urged by Tinubu to pass the bill. 

The request scaled through as it was passed by the lawmakers on Wednesday.