Nigerian Senators Receive N13.5 Million 'Running Cost' Every Month - Shehu Sani


BY SAHARA REPORTERS,

NEW YORK

MAR 07, 2018

Mr Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has revealed he and his colleagues received N13.5 million monthly as running cost.

The revelation by the Senator was the first time a member of the National Assembly will confirm speculations that Nigerian senators are earning N41.5 million quarterly as a running cost.

The Kaduna Senator who made the revelation in an interview he granted to TheNEWS magazine said the running cost was in addition to the over N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances of each member of the Senate.

The Senator said, “I think what we can say is that the running cost of a senator is N13.5 million every month,” the Senator said in response to the question on alleged bogus salaries and allowances of Nigerian lawmakers.

Senator-Elect Shehu Sani, Kaduna Central
The Nation, Nigeria
According to him, while there is no specific instruction on what the fund should be used for, lawmakers must provide receipts to back up their expenses from the running costs. He added that the running cost is in addition to funds earmarked for each senator for constituency projects.

“But what I am saying is that that money (N13.5 million per month) must be receipted for what you do with it. But what you are given to go and spend without any accountability is N750,000.00.

“The constituency project itself is given on a zonal basis and almost every Senator will go with a constituency fund of about N200 million, but it is not the cash that is given to you.

“You will be told that you have N200 million with an agency of government for which you will now submit projects equivalent to that amount. And it is that agency of government that will go and do those projects for you.

“Now, the corruption comes when the projects are not done and the money is taken. But right now, it is difficult to do that because NGOs and transparency groups have come into it. They track every allocation made to you and where they are being used.

“So, it’s becoming difficult for what used to happen in the past to happen now.

“But I can tell you that I would love a situation where we do away with running costs, constituency projects and leaves senators and members of House of Reps with salaries.

‘And also, the public should be informed that nobody should come to any senator’s house asking for any kobo. That also would be helpful.

“There are issues that we need to understand. First, I don’t believe that members of the National or even state assemblies should be involved in carrying out what is called constituency projects.

“When people are elected into the National Assembly, they should just be involved in law making, raising motions, bills and also performing oversight functions. But we live in a society where people cannot differentiate between the legislators and the executive.

“When the people come to you, they want you to build roads, dig boreholes, build hospitals, schools, give money, pay school fees for them. Now, if we have a society in which people will stop asking legislators to do those things, then there is no need (for the allowances) But funny enough, if you are very active in the National Assembly in making laws and you don’t embark on projects in your constituency, you cannot in any way be appreciated by the people you are there to serve because the electorates in United States are different from the electorates in the United States and Africa.

“We live in an underdeveloped society with a lot of poverty, misery and wants. What people want is for you to address those basic fundamental issues that affects their lives.

“If we can be done with that, it would be okay. Now, you are talking of bogus salaries and bogus allowances – there are three steps you need to consider – the first has to do with the fact when you represent the people, expectations arose from your immediate and the larger constituencies.

“But I agree with you that the salaries and allowances of lawmakers should not be discreet, but what is discreet about it when you can write to Resource and Fiscal Mobilization Commission to get everything about what a senator earns?

“The only money you are not expected to account for is your salary and the salary of a senator is about N750, 000.00 per month. The other one, the running cost of office must be accounted for. You must provide a receipt for every expense you make."

http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/07/nigerian-senators-receive-n135-million-running-cost-every-month-shehu-sani

How much is he taking?

House of Thieves and dishonourable members.

Yet Shehu Sanni never rejected his own share of the largesse if he is convinced that it's grossly over-estimated.That is my grouse with him.

don't mind his stupidity... like he did something meaningful

Paperwhite:
Yet Shehu Sanni never rejected his own share of the largesse if he is convinced that it's grossly over-estimated.That is my grouse with him.

If you are a Senator, will you reject your own "Largess e"? The guy is honest enough to reveal what they are earning, why they are earning it, what contributed to it and how it can be stopped. If he rejects his own, will it stop others from collecting theirs?

The guy also shows areas where things have improved in the monitoring of "constituency project"

20 per cent of the budget wasted on senators..

Thanks for this clarification on constituency projects!!

How much is the salary of a professor?

I hope our youth who are hailing these people can understand what is going on.

The monies these people are spending is your money. They are not doing you a favour.
Hold their feet to the fire and demand accountability. It is your right.

But what we have is people defending these guys and asking them to continue even when they have clearly failed the nation.

Awon mophos!
Where re the data resellers in this ows?

"But I can tell you that I would love a situation where we do away with running costs, constituency projects and leaves senators and members of House of Reps with salaries."
We still have senators with conscience and this man seems to be one of the few. What this country urgently needs is a revolution that will usher in a new breeze of life for the ordinary man. Our politicians are the only ones enjoying our commonwealth.

13.5million/month Running cost from where to where??


No wonder our able Senator Bruce has been quiet lately

Imagine!
Our Senators and Reps are one of the many problems of this country. Sanusi was right all along.
They are worst than Evans.
These are the real arm robbers

...where are they running to?

like seriously

.

Polithiefcians.

Omeokachie:
How much is the salary of a professor?

#500k a month and #6m per annum, out of which he'll feed his family and service his career by conducting research and attending conferences.

Summarily, a senator earns in one month what a professor earns in almost two and half years. In four years, a senator would've earned What a prof earns in about 120 years or What 3 or four professors earn in the length of 35-year civil service. Why won't they kill to get into office?

What a nation!

deji17:
Nigerian Senators Receive N13.5 Million 'Running Cost' Every Month - Shehu Sani


BY SAHARA REPORTERS,

NEW YORK

MAR 07, 2018

Mr Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly has revealed he and his colleagues received N13.5 million monthly as running cost.

The revelation by the Senator was the first time a member of the National Assembly will confirm speculations that Nigerian senators are earning N41.5 million quarterly as a running cost.

The Kaduna Senator who made the revelation in an interview he granted to TheNEWS magazine said the running cost was in addition to the over N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances of each member of the Senate.

The Senator said, “I think what we can say is that the running cost of a senator is N13.5 million every month,” the Senator said in response to the question on alleged bogus salaries and allowances of Nigerian lawmakers.

Senator-Elect Shehu Sani, Kaduna Central
The Nation, Nigeria
According to him, while there is no specific instruction on what the fund should be used for, lawmakers must provide receipts to back up their expenses from the running costs. He added that the running cost is in addition to funds earmarked for each senator for constituency projects.

“But what I am saying is that that money (N13.5 million per month) must be receipted for what you do with it. But what you are given to go and spend without any accountability is N750,000.00.

“The constituency project itself is given on a zonal basis and almost every Senator will go with a constituency fund of about N200 million, but it is not the cash that is given to you.

“You will be told that you have N200 million with an agency of government for which you will now submit projects equivalent to that amount. And it is that agency of government that will go and do those projects for you.

“Now, the corruption comes when the projects are not done and the money is taken. But right now, it is difficult to do that because NGOs and transparency groups have come into it. They track every allocation made to you and where they are being used.

“So, it’s becoming difficult for what used to happen in the past to happen now.

“But I can tell you that I would love a situation where we do away with running costs, constituency projects and leaves senators and members of House of Reps with salaries.

‘And also, the public should be informed that nobody should come to any senator’s house asking for any kobo. That also would be helpful.

“There are issues that we need to understand. First, I don’t believe that members of the National or even state assemblies should be involved in carrying out what is called constituency projects.

“When people are elected into the National Assembly, they should just be involved in law making, raising motions, bills and also performing oversight functions. But we live in a society where people cannot differentiate between the legislators and the executive.

“When the people come to you, they want you to build roads, dig boreholes, build hospitals, schools, give money, pay school fees for them. Now, if we have a society in which people will stop asking legislators to do those things, then there is no need (for the allowances) But funny enough, if you are very active in the National Assembly in making laws and you don’t embark on projects in your constituency, you cannot in any way be appreciated by the people you are there to serve because the electorates in United States are different from the electorates in the United States and Africa.

“We live in an underdeveloped society with a lot of poverty, misery and wants. What people want is for you to address those basic fundamental issues that affects their lives.

“If we can be done with that, it would be okay. Now, you are talking of bogus salaries and bogus allowances – there are three steps you need to consider – the first has to do with the fact when you represent the people, expectations arose from your immediate and the larger constituencies.

“But I agree with you that the salaries and allowances of lawmakers should not be discreet, but what is discreet about it when you can write to Resource and Fiscal Mobilization Commission to get everything about what a senator earns?

“The only money you are not expected to account for is your salary and the salary of a senator is about N750, 000.00 per month. The other one, the running cost of office must be accounted for. You must provide a receipt for every expense you make."

http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/07/nigerian-senators-receive-n135-million-running-cost-every-month-shehu-sani

Since 1960 these thieves have been addressing basic needs of the electorate and yet they either siphon or embezzle the monies.

Afterall if there are infrastructures only maintenance would be needed but as it stands there is no infrastructure nor these structure are substandard or no maintenance to sustain these infrastructure

Mhmm

Cool

aha one senator finally spills. when i dey tell people our senators rake in 15m monthly they say its unverified

Our sinators are heartless, they don't have the masses at heart.
Very dubious set of people.

Politicians are jst too heartless

Our Money!!!
No wonder they do anything possible to reach and remain there.

SPOILT9JAOLOSHO:
What are they running? Or that is money used in maintaining their Oloshos

must you be vague at all time, SpottedMoniker

Yet we are in a govt that has spent over 3 years fighting only "corruption" while every other fabric of this country rots and decays on top of its head. No wonder we have made so much "progress on the pages of newspapers" in the past 3years under this govt.
To think that we are in CHANGE in which things were expected to have been done differently as was promised during the campaigns...

rogues

deji17:


If you are a Senator, will you reject your own "Largess e"? The guy is honest enough to reveal what they are earning, why they are earning it, what contributed to it and how it can be stopped. If he rejects his own, will it stop others from collecting theirs?

The guy also shows areas where things have improved in the monitoring of "constituency project"

dont mind him.......that's hw they cone here yarning trash, as if they will reject such salaries if they were senators.

greed/ corruption and Nigeria be staring at each other like;
NIGERIA (our leaders): oh! HOW MUCH I LOVE AND VALUE UR COMPANY AL D TIME

CORRUPTION: IN U I FIND COMPASSION AND COMFORT

Honestly this guy just said the truth but people will also lash out at him. The expectations from the electorates is so demanding. You can't come for re-election and you are telling them you promoted this law and that law. That's gibberish.
I was once in a church and a state house of assembly member freely donated 50k as his own support for an ongoing project, people around me started murmuring, a whole house member donating only 50 thousand naira when those not even in government are donating in hundreds of thousands. We inadvertently push these people to steal with the pressure we mount on them.