Remember 1-2 years ago when Yar'adua cut his own salary, and that of the NASS.

Well, the NASS assembly were "behind" him twisting their noses.

Current Nigerian NASS - a curse on democracy!!!

Written by Gbola Subair, Abuja
Thursday, 02 December 2010

Fifteen months after the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) effected a downward review of the salary structure of political office holders, members of the National Assembly are still collecting salary and allowances based on old salary structure,

This development, the Nigerian Tribune gathered is now a source of concern to the revenue commission which carried out extensive consultations and did a lot of spade work before arriving at the new salary structure which it said was in tandem with Nigerian economic reality.

RMAFC, it was gathered had sent a bill on the reviewed salary structure to the National Assembly last year with the aim of making it operational and binding on the executive, legislative and the judicial arms of government.

Though the executive arm of government effected a 20 per cent reduction in allowances of political office holders without waiting for RMAFC , the National Assembly members were expected to effect the changes immediately since they were not expected to debate their own salary structure.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/14245-nass-members-shun-new-pay-structure-for-political-office-holders