About one-third of Nigeria's upper chamber,
including Senate President David Mark, has not
sponsored any bill since coming to office,
according to official records released by the
Senate.
Do you remember that Nigerian legislators
collect the highest salaries globally? Now, if
these senators have not been initiating bills in the
senate, then what have they been doing?
For the President, this is understandable as he is
not expected to table any bill in his capacity as
presiding officer of the Senate. Here is the list of
the 34 senators who have not initiated any bill
despite being paid one billion Naira so far...
Senators who did not sponsor any bill in the two
years under review, according to the assessment
report, include Jibrilla Mohammed Bindowo
(PDP, Adamawa), Chris Ngige (ACN,
Anambra), Babayo Garba Gamawa (PDP,
Bauchi), George Akume (ACN, Benue), Maina
Ma'aji Lawan (ANPP, Borno), Mohammed Ali
Ndume (PDP, Borno), Ahmad Zannah (PDP,
Borno), Nwanko Christopher (PDP, Delta),
Oguji Sunny (PDP, Ebonyi) and Babafemi
Ojudu (ACN, Ekiti).
Other senators with no bills are Mohammed
Danjuma Goje (PDP, Gombe), Abdulazeez
Usman (PDP, Jigawa), Ahmed Makarfi (PDP,
Kaduna), Mohammed Sani Saleh (CPC,
Kaduna), Kabiru Gaya (ANPP, Kano), Sadiq
Yar'Adua (CPC, Katsina), Mohammed Magoro
(PDP, Kebbi), Suleiman Adoke (PDP,
Nasarawa), Solomon Ewuga (CPC, Nasarawa),
Obadara Olugbenga Onoalapa (ACN, Ogun),
Kunlere Boluwaji (LP, Ondo), Robert Boroffice
(LP, Ondo), Olusola Adeyeye (ACN, Osun) and
Hosea Agboola Ayoola (PDP, Oyo).
Also on the list are Magnus Abe (PDP, Rivers),
Wilson Asinobi Ake (PDP, Rivers), Mohammed
Maccido (PDP, Sokoto), Abubakar Umar Turare
(PDP, Taraba), Aisha Jummai Alhassan (PDP,
Taraba), Alkali Jajere (ANPP, Yobe), Bukar
Abba Ibrahim (ANPP, Yobe), Ahmed Sani
Yarima (ANPP, Zamfara), Sahabi Alhaji Ya'u
(PDP, Zamfara) and Kabiru Garba Marafa
(ANPP, Zamfara).
Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal
Commission (RMAFC) records in possession of
Daily Trust show that each senator is entitled to
N35 million in yearly salaries and allowances.
Based on this alone, the 34 senators would have
collectively received more than N1 billion in
wages, apart from other hefty allowances
received in quarterly installments.
One billion Naira for doing nothing? Hia!
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