Party wants its lawmakers to fulfill their financial obligations.

All senators and members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria , ACN, have been given up till April 30 to pay up their dues to the party or risk sanctions.

A two-paragraphed letter from the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja to all the lawmakers, lamented the inability of almost all of them to comply with the payment of their annual dues for 2012 and early this year.

The letter, which was seen by PREMIUM TIMES, was signed by the Administrative Secretary of the party, on the directive of its National Chairman, Bisi Akande.

While each senator elected on the party’s platform pays N100,000.00 monthly, each of their counterparts in the lower legislative chamber pays N70,000,00.

However, most of the lawmakers are yet to update their financial obligations to the opposition party.The nature of sanctions that would be meted out to the defaulting legislators was not spelt out in the letter, dated March 19, 2013.

A source close to one of the lawmakers said that the directive was given in anticipation that ACN might wind down its operations asa party next month, if the All Progressives Congress, APC, is eventually registered.

The party, alongside the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, and a faction of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, announced the plan to merge into APC on February 6, this year.

Following the amendments to the 1999 Constitution and the 2006 Electoral Act in 2011, political parties now source funds privately for their operations. The sources of funding now include membership dues, subscription from members, private contributors, especially from elected officers and fund raising dinners.

Until the amendments, the Federal Government disbursed annual grants to each political party through the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128277-exclusive-acn-threatens-to-sanction-senators-reps-over-non-remittances.html

ok so? if you owe, you simply pay up! nothing is free in Nigeria. Dr ifeanyi this is no news. try something harder next time.

This is no news.

Op u no dey pay tax??

Hardest working laptop is fast becoming the lousiest performing laptop.

berem: ok so? if you owe, you simply pay up! nothing is free in Nigeria. Dr ifeanyi this is no news. try something harder next time.

I wonder o.

This is obtainable from all political parties across the landscape, PDP elected representatives and appointees are equally paying through their nose. It is the norm bro.

Eko Ile: Hardest working ACN internet rat is fast becoming the lousiest.

Ok. But why na?

@OP, thanks for the news, next!!!

berem: ok so? if you owe, you simply pay up! nothing is free in Nigeria. Dr ifeanyi this is no news. try something harder next time.

Tell Premium Times that it is "no news"

Maxymilliano: This is obtainable from all political parties across the landscape, PDP elected representatives and appointees are equally paying through their nose. It is the norm bro.

Naaa! PDP is a taxless party that's why he is shocked that ACN could demand tax from their legislators. smh

Tinubu eyes dey red oo. These boys should pay their tax to their emperor afterall they can easily increase their allowance to meet up. But shall 100k monthly as dues for political party members when normal folks barely barely survive on 18k minimum wage is no joke sha.

PointB: Tinubu eyes dey red oo. These boys should pay their tax to their emperor afterall they can easily increase their allowance to meet up. But shall 100k monthly as dues for political party members when normal folks barely barely survive on 18k minimum wage is no joke sha.

your post is too dumb for my liking. Oya go and sleep!

berem: your post is too dumb for my liking. Oya go and sleep!

Nne, are you implying that you know when a post actually makes sense? Or you are still trying to make sense?

Sincere 9gerian:
Ok. But why na?

Like I said before, you need software upgrade. Call Aso rock Laptop tech support dept for proper upgrade because right now, even Reterdeen himself sounds more intelligent than you..

berem: your post is too dumb for my liking. Oya go and sleep!

It you that has refused to grow a brain by failing to see that d AMOUNT of money demanded by the party from d legislators is outrageous nd an official endorsement of corruption.
@OP..u are becoming more pathetic than GEJ!

Don't say that. Mr. non9gerian lives on "news" like this.

bayooooooo: This is no news.

koruji: Don't say that. I live on crumbs from Tinubu.

Ok. But thats pathetic

utumunta:


It you that has refused to grow a brain by failing to see that d AMOUNT of money demanded by the party from d legislators is outrageous nd an official endorsement of corruption.
@OP..u are becoming more pathetic than GEJ!

The comparison of yours sincerely with the Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the federal republic is flattering. Nagode

So what is the news in Senators Paying 100k about $700 and House of rep paying 70k about $500?

dayokanu: So what is the news in Senators Paying 100k about $700 and House of rep paying 70k about $500?

Thank you Dayo
The daft nature of Ebele's online defenders has no blundaries

How much are the Governors,Commissioners,Chairmen of LGA paying to Tinubu?

The PDP toilet fly doing his thing!!!

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Each Senator gets a $1 million dollars a year, all benefits inclusive, paying a paltry 100,000 Naira to their party is more than welcome, it is an affordable widow's might. The party machinery should not stop there , they should be make each and every Senator or Reps men and women cough out another 10 million Naira for expenses direct to their constituencies that will be commendable.

Sincere jonathan,

I hope you know you are dealing with intellectuals on this board.

It really must suck to be an Arsssshole Rock Sycophant.

Double post

Sincere 9gerian:
The comparison of yours sincerely with the Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the federal republic is flattering. Nagode

May GEJ grant amnesty to the person that will silence this stray spe.rm.