Hamman Tukur, an engineer and former Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, in this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, speaks about his tenure, the huge allowances taken by members of the National Assembly, his constant brushes with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the administration of FAAC and other sundry issues.

PT: The National Assembly continues to receive allowances different from what the Commission approved for them. Why was the Commission not able to stop that during your time?

Tukur: It was not a question of not being able to stop it, but because of the pressure from Labour. We told them (Labour) in a circular some time ago that every single naira any member of the National Assembly receives outside what the Commission approved was illegal, null and void.

PT: Who approved that money?

Tukur: I would not tell you the Commission did not know, because it was our job to know. But, we knew as much as we knew, and what we knew was what we approved. One time, they invited us to the National Assembly, and we said let us start by asking: who approves your budget? They started walking out from the meeting. And that is how the meeting ended. How can you as a National Assembly, the legislative arm of government not be answerable to anybody? All information about budget is always on the executive, which defends its budget before the National Assembly. But, we are in a democracy. People must know.

Read the full interview. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/188701-nass-members-walked-out-on-us-when-confronted-over-their-jumbo-pay-ex-rmafc-boss-tukur.html

Hmm

Na where d nations money dey pour in...nawah o

We know who they are!!

I am not surprised. We all know all the talk about pay cut was just to win people's hearts. There are all there for the money, so cutting their pay is like cutting their purpose for being in the Nass in the first place

reminds me of the novel animal farm

NASS - The real thieves running the country aground. Until we tame them, nothing will move.

In short, you are toothless bulldog.
Better save your job or you see yourself loosing it to a junior who can do Buhari's bidding. I mean change.