"All senators received two million naira. And I am making this comment with a heavy heart because he (Akpabio) is the cause of this controversy.

The Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, says there is no “big deal” in Nigerian senators being paid N2 million each as recess allowance.

Mr Ndume, in an interview with BBC Hausa Service on Saturday, also said sharing a total of N218 million among the 109 senators to enjoy their vacation is nothing special.

After the screening and confirmation of the ministerial nominees last Monday, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, told senators that money had been credited to their bank accounts to enjoy their vacation, which began on 7 August.

Mr Akpabio’s statement was greeted with public criticisms among Nigerians though some of the senators later admitted that each of them received N2 million as allowance for seven weeks’ holiday allowance, which will end on 26 September.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the allowance was illegal as it is not provided for in the remuneration package approved by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the body authorised by law to prepare salaries and allowances for public servants.

Drastic action against Akpabio

Mr Ndume, who represents Borno North, blamed the senate president for disclosing details of the holiday allowance to the public, saying it was like an allowance an employee is paid while going on leave.

“It’s common knowledge that if any employee is going on leave, he or she is entitled to a leave grant. That was the money we received, and it is nothing unusual or special.

“All senators received two million naira. And I am making this comment with a heavy heart because he (Akpabio) is the cause of this controversy.

“He created an impression as if we were given some special or huge amounts of money. What’s the big deal if I receive two million naira allowance in my capacity as a senator,” he said.

The chief whip said that other senators are planning to take drastic action against the senate president for exposing details of the vacation allowance.

“He made a very wrong statement, and I warned him immediately that his comments were unbecoming of an elder.

“In fact, we are even planning to take drastic action against him if he continues making unguarded statements and acting as if we are kids,” Mr Ndume said.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/615950-senate-whip-says-n2-million-holidays-allowance-not-unusual-may-move-against-akpabio.html

I have suddenly dislike akpabio with that his seductive smile. Asiwaju is currently very angry with him, I don't know why he chose to be unfortunate with what he did. Please he should be very careful and not give our government a bad name.

Everything about akpiabio stinks.

This bokoharam commander is not diff either


It is time for Africans to take back thier countries from western stooges. I support the Niger army.

Damnnn niggar
Bunch of miscreants
Apc and tinubu is worse
36 states, 47 ministers
41 of the 47 ministers have corruption cases
9 of the 10 governors who lost elections are now ministers

Miscreants...Recycling of old thieves
I copied the below write up from somewhere...please give it a Deep Thought

In 2006,the EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, before the Senate, listed 5 govs as the Worst Stealing Governors as:*

1. Orji Kalu , Abia State
2. Ahmed Bola Tin-U-buu , Lagos State
3. Ahmed Sani yerima , Zamfara State
4. George Akume, Benue State
5. Abudulahi Adamu, Nassarawa State

Today, in 2023, 17 years after.

Orji Kalu = Senator
Bola Ahmed Tin-U-buu = President
Ahmed Sani Yerima = Senator
George Akume = Senator now Appointed by Tinubu as SGF.
Abdullah Adamu = APC Chairman.

The then EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu that did not prosecute Tin-U-buu, appointed by Tin-U-buu to be Special Assistant on Security

The Senate is currently headed by another EFCC regular, Senator Akpabio still under prosecution for stealing billions

Nigeria is under siege, corruption is winning...a revolution is needed if not we are doomed

President of Kenya, Ruto William send Powerful Message to Tinubu & ECOWAS

Watch video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNQB8cFFhs

But LP senator representing FCT said they didn't get anything.

Make politicians dey fear God. In this crisis of pummeling poverty Una still dey collect leave allowance.

Okay what do you people even want to sacrifice for Nigeria? So it's only the populace that shd bear all the hardship.

God purnish all Nigerian politicians.

😐😐😐😐


Akpabio and smelly corruption have
always been like 5 and 6.

It's only an unscrupulous party like APC
and Tinubu that can make such a
criminal Senate President..

Almost all the major APC nominees have
corruption cases on their head.

In fact, as far as APC philosophy is concerned,
part of the requirements for a good
appointment is to have a serious corruption
case against you.

While in the Police state headquarters in
port Harcourt, Bawa the disgraced EFCC chairman was suspended & undergoing a corruption investigation for selling off
seized petrol tankers without permission, when out of the blues Buhari made him EFCC chairman and the investigation catch brake❗️❗️❗️

Noted.

Sharing our commonwealth as usual.

Many households do not get up to N2m yearly, yet our distinguished senators just got N2m as pocket money for resting, even though they have not done anything meaningful yet.

This is not even part of their salary and other allowances.

Idiots

Ali Ndume will be forming patroitic citizen and senator outside the corrupt chambers of the NASS, but once inside there it is life back to default mode. A national assembly of renowned criminals

You liken the the money to leave grant and you don't want the money to be announce but civil servant salary and leave grant are used as jingles by your political cohort.

Oga, there is no offing of the mic this time.

While someone works for 24 days and receives 30k

Ndume is a pretender. Even his colleagues know this very well.
Why they always shun him when it matters.

Poor man dey think of wetin to chop, una dey talk leave grant. Imagine the disrespect.

Some comments I read above make me wanna puke . This is a time when many Nigerians can't afford a decent meal because of govt's mismanagement. The legislature is still illegally allocating money to themselves despite the cry everywhere that their renumeration are already far too much . There are many that they share that the public don't know about. This is no longer normal, there is a sickness attached to the insatiable looting

PDAPCriminals

Wen we have ppl on NL here defending youths like Tijani Bosun 4 chickening out in front of SenaThieves during screening, how will dis con3 move forward?

This 10th Senate assembly led by Akpabio will turn out to be the undoing of Nigeria.
A Saraki is a billion times better than an Akpabio!!

Please God save us and protect our family.
Tins dry for here. Baba God open a way for me.

IconicR:
I have suddenly dislike akpabio with that his seductive smile. Asiwaju is currently very angry with him, I don't know why he chose to be unfortunate with what he did. Please he should be very careful and not give our government a bad name.

Angry with him for exposing a sad truth?
Your government is so fantastically corrupt and wicked for asking the poor masses to be patient with hardship, while approving the extravagant lifestyles of those in government

Why the fuss if it is normal and legal.

Akpabio is just a wild, overfed and uncouth representation of a corrupt Nigerian politician. I am happy his actions were public. He was made the senate president for a reason

Hehehe .

Yes,let the masses continue to be patient, while our leaders feed fat .

barmry:
He has learnt from this. The senators should just move on abeg

Even though we know that the money is billions not any 2m naira, but Dude are you normal? Which one is the Senators should move on?

In a sane country like China, those senators including akpabio would have been executed on national TV by firing squad for massive corruptions and public funds embezzlement.

U wey dey work for 30 days how much u dey receive? Let alone holiday allowance