Legislative aides in the 7th National Assembly have cried out over alleged refusal of the management of the National Assembly to pay them their severance entitlements amounting to N9billion and duty tour allowance which also amounts to N250M since the end of the duty in June last year. The ex-legislative aides numbering 3,500, under the aegis of Aggrieved 7th Assembly Legislative Aides of the National Assembly, Abuja accused the leadership of NASS under the Chairman of the National Assembly; Dr. Bukola Saraki of deliberately subjecting them to undue hardship by withholding what is duly theirs.

The aggrieved aides in a release signed by their Coordinator, Rotimi Kassim Shitta-bey, noted that they worked alongside their principles (Senators & Honourable members) from June 2011 to June 2015 and that despite that their principals have all been paid their dues since leaving office in June, the NASS management has refused to pay them their due.

According to him, “We the 7th National Assembly legislative aides have not been paid any of our entitlements since the end of our tenure in office as at June 2015 till date. We voted for change but the NASS management have turned the change mission of President Muhammadu Buhari into suffering.

“The 3,500 7th National Assembly legislative aides are really suffering over the non payment of all our entitlements, after serving this great country Nigeria. Our children are at home since the beginning of last term of last year, because of lack of school fees.

“Our landlords are after us because of lack of house rent and we cannot properly cater for our various families. As at 17th of November, 2015, I received a text message from Senator Sola Adeyeye, the Chief Whip of the Senate chamber saying our wait over all entitlements will soon be over, because supplementary budget has been brought to NASS by Mr President, but up till now our wait is not over in 2016.

“Also, the Senate President (Senator Bukola Saraki) said payment of all our entitlements will soon commence, since a month ago, this is February 2016, we have not been paid.”

The group therefore called on President Buhari to come to their aid and help address the issue, because, “we no more have faith and trust in NASS management and legislators. We call on our amiable father, President Muhammadu Buhari to please help us look into this matter and order immediate payment of all our entitlements since supplementary budget has been approved by NASS and Mr President,” they said.

Abeg the one wen una don first eat don do make una still leave this one for the masses.

chriskosherbal:
Abeg the one wen una don first eat don do make una still leave this one for the masses.

Which one be your own, are you the one been addressed? You better pack to one side if you dont have any meaningful contribution to make, people are complaining that they've been shortchanged by NASS management and you're spewing r-ubb-ish.

I think it is high time EFCC wade into this matter and bring to book the corrupt officials who is withholding people's money. What is the crime of these people when their principals have all been paid since July 2015

Am Not Surprise With This News At All.... This Criminals fight for something of this nature.. But they will refuse to fight for the needs of the common citizen..

Nah SANGO go strike you all.... "Ndiara".. "Awon Were"

Op add you source so as to give it the necessary attention it deserves

What have they done for this nation to warrant that huge sums of money as entitlement?

Love Machine:
What have they done for this nation to warrant that huge sums of money as entitlement?

Ask Goggle

As part of austerity measure and further service to their fatherland. They should forget the money. Too much for a broke country