The Senate on Wednesday suspended consideration of the report of its Finance committee following disagreements among members over the pay cut recommended by the panel.

It was gathered that during a 2 hour deliberation behind closed doors the senators resolved to reject the reduction of salaries and allowances as recommended by the Senator James Manager’s committee.
The senators said it was not possible to accept pay cut with other beneficiaries of the N120bn National Assembly annual budget not doing same. He said his colleagues also resolved to reject the report because the recommendations were not practicable.

Some other senators on condition of anonymity said further consideration of the finance committee report was stepped down because many of their colleagues rejected the contents of the report.

Senator Matthew Urhoghide (PDP Edo South), said senators told themselves the truth at the session on the need to be very cautious on accepting reduction of salaries and allowances.
Urhoghide said that majority of the senators agreed that “funny allowances” like the monthly N42,000 wardrobe allowance should be cut off completely.
He said

“Yes, as recommended by the committee, all senators agreed that there must be openness in Senate budget and by extension, that of the National Assembly.

“At the same time, many reasoned that why should we further reduce our budget when already, N30bn has been reduced from the traditional 150bn that it used to be for all the seven different organs of the National Assembly.

“All of us have people in our constituencies and financial requests from them keep piling up on a daily basis, the reality of which made steps to be redirected, otherwise, some of us may stop coming here.”

The committee, also recommended the publication of all the payments accruable to each senator on a quarterly basis.
However, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at plenary, explained that “Senate in closed session deliberated on the report of the finance committee but agreed to stand it down for further legislative input.”
Addressing journalists after plenary, Senate spokesperson, Senator Dino Melaye, said further action on the report was put on hold because the senate budget was an integral part of the National Assembly budget being jointly shared by seven bodies.

credit: PUNCH NG.

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Haha. They can't sacrifice for their country. Always Robbing the nation. Lazy Scroungers.

l sigh! When it comes to their pockets, there is no PDP nor APC as they all become united!

This is just to tell us how greedy our so called leaders are. Giving excuse on matters like this

interesting

Greedy fellas

“All of us have people in our constituencies and financial requests from them keep piling up on a daily basis, the reality of which made steps to be redirected, otherwise, some of us may stop coming here.”.




as if dey uses d money for purpose it was meant for....

stop coming means dey all go dia for dia selfish interest

Na by force them must like it Nigeria labour force lets mobilise

bbbn

They have suddenly joined forces against those that elected them. The bottomline is that all politicians are one

Useless people.. GOD will punish them all if they don't. This people should b paid based on the number of sittings only. I just don't understand why they are paid seating allowances as well as placed on salary.

Before nko?

Do you mean the zoogerian senators?? These ones??

Where is the change, APC?
Where is the change, BB the baboon aka the DD?
Where is the change, the suffercated liars and hypocrites?

This people are never our leaders but bunch of selfish rulers! !!

The 'progressives' aka 'change'

“funny allowances” like the monthly N42,000 wardrobe allowance should be cut off completely.








I'm yet to hear from uncle Dino Maleye n Daddy Ben Bruce

temitemi1:
The 'progressives' aka 'change'

mumu so all d senators in d National Assembly are APC members.use ur brain

I thought they said "the fear of Buhari" would put everyone in line? Lol. This apc govt sha, all talk and no action

which way naija

Hmmmmm.

'CHANGE'

U guys shld jus cut d fvck up cos leaders r meant 2 lead by example.

Whn it comes 2 d matas of dia pockets dia wil be no rulling and opposition party again.They r now one party in dt house dts why ther r speaking in one voice.

Waiting for Ben nd Dino to av ther say on da issue nw....


Dnt gat is twisted,birds of da same feather flock together....

Shít just got real!

they are thief's. that's just it. Saraki is d leader