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Already, as at the end of second quarter of the 2025, the budget performance document revealed that N1 billion, which is about 16.1 per cent of the money budgeted for the 40 houses had already been spent.

Since the money is meant to purchase 40 property; it means that each of the lawmakers will be entitled to at least a house, as there are only 40 legislators in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

A breakdown of the N6.2 billion revealed that each of the lawmakers is expected to get a house worth about N155 million each. But it seems the houses are parting gift for each of the lawmakers because the 2024 budget performance revealed that though N1.22 billion was the initial budgetary provision for 40 property; the assembly increased it to N6.2 billion. However, only N126 million was spent, which was just two per cent of what was allocated. This is according to the budget document.

Yet in the 2023 budget performance document, while N1.22billion was allocated to buy 40 property, at the close of the financial year in December, 2023, about N1.131 billion was spent for the purchase of 40 houses. That year, the line item for buying of property recorded 92.7 per cent budget performance.

However, whether the N1.131billion that was spent to buy 40 property in 2023 was for the 40 lawmakers who were members of the ninth assembly, whose legislative roles got terminated that year, especially since 2023 was the termination of ninth assembly and the inauguration of the tenth assembly, the budget document was silence about that.

It was noticed that the bulk of the N1.131 billion was used up before the fourth quarter of 2023, as only N424 million were spent in the fourth quarter of 2023 for the buying of the 40 property.

Meanwhile, it is not clear whether the provision of houses for Lagos assembly members was initiated by the executive or the legislature. This is because although the 1999 Constitution (Section 124(5)) permits state Houses of Assembly to legislate on pensions or gratuities for former governors and their deputies only.

It was why in 2019, former Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, withheld his assent from a then newly passed “life pension” bill intended for current and former members of the State House of Assembly, including the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.

Dickson cited Section 124 of the 1999 Constitution, asserting that the Assembly has the authority to adjust pension amounts but cannot expand the list of pension eligible public officers, making the bill overreach its constitutional limits.

Pension provisions for state lawmakers in Nigeria remain a contentious and under examined issue. While the spotlight often shines on the generous life pensions and retirement perks granted to former governors and deputy governors, scant attention is given or heard about similar benefits extend to members of State Houses of Assembly.

In recent years, some states have even moved to revoke or scale back pensions for ex executive officials, prompting broader questions about fiscal responsibility and equitable treatment of all public servants.

For instance, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during the presentation of 2021 budget estimates, said he would seek to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law, which has been controversial.

Addressing the lawmakers during the budget presentation, Sanwo-Olu said his administration had concluded plans to repeal the Public Office Holder Payment of Pension Law, which prescribes pension for former governors and deputy governors in the state.

Ten months after the governor made the announcement, the lawmakers acted. But contrary to the repeal, which the governor had proposed, the legislators only slashed the benefits by 50 per cent.

However, in March 2024, the Abia State assembly passed a bill to revoke pensions for ex-governors and deputy governors. Also, in May 2024, Benue State Assembly repealed a life pension law that had granted monthly stipends, SUVs, and other benefits to former governors and deputies.

LagosOrigin:
While their supporters are languishing in abject poverty .

If you go to Lagos today, half percent of the young people there are beggers who are only useful to this politicians during election. And after the election, they leave them in their poverty.

Kaycee9242:
Hope their supporters get boys quarters too

LagosOrigin:
While their supporters are languishing in abject poverty .

If you go to Lagos today, half percent of the young people there are beggers who are only useful to this politicians during election. And after the election, they leave them in their poverty.

lordm:
Rich getting richer,

fergie001:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v-F81hNTs

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.”

While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated boreholes in Lekki pose health risk and added that treatment of waste water would eradicate any form of disease that may arise from it.

He said, “On waste water treatment, I will say that everyone digging borehole within the Lekki axis is probably drinking what I will call ‘shit water.’

https://punchng.com/video-everyone-digging-borehole-in-lekki-is-probably-drinking-shit-water-lagos-govt/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMABDJjbGNrAwAEK2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEewOd7728C0FSKQJNWar4yKRxNpNKt1owSlw47y57FKAux2QxvQL24Iu18rtw_aem_3kB5Sd2GjpdqjN6zFuIs7w

tommykiwi:
No be small thing ooo. This politicians are just enjoying themselves. Am just sorry for those people that will want to die for them.

Corruption everywhere.

anonimi:
“The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn’t hear, doesn’t speak, nor participates in the political events.

He doesn’t know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics.

The slowpoke doesn’t know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies.”

― Bertolt Brecht

MrAligator:
Na wah o. When the masses are suffering and have very little to eat.

Indonesians Riot As Lawmakers Collect ₦4.5m Allowance While Minimum Wage Is 120k

BREAKING:

Indonesia has been thrown into serious unrest as citizens hit the streets over shocking perks given to lawmakers while ordinary people face heavy economic hardship.


Question for Nairalanders: if Indonesians can rise up together over this, could Nigerians ever do the same if things get worse?

MrAligator:
Na wah o. When the masses are suffering and have very little to eat.

Indonesians Riot As Lawmakers Collect ₦4.5m Allowance While Minimum Wage Is 120k

BREAKING:

Indonesia has been thrown into serious unrest as citizens hit the streets over shocking perks given to lawmakers while ordinary people face heavy economic hardship.

The anger started when news broke that each of the country’s 580 parliamentarians was getting a monthly housing allowance of about ₦4.5m ($3,000). This comes on top of their official salary, free housing, and several other benefits. In total, an average MP now earns over 15–20 times the minimum wage.

To put it in perspective:

The minimum wage in Jakarta is around ₦220,000 ($140).

In poorer areas, workers earn even less — as low as ₦120,000 ($75).

Meanwhile, MPs are pocketing allowances and pay packages worth several millions monthly.


For ordinary Indonesians struggling with high food prices, fuel hikes, and new taxes, the disparity felt like a slap in the face. Protests intensified after a 21-year-old delivery rider was killed when a police armored vehicle crushed him during a demonstration. His death went viral online, sparking even more anger nationwide.

So far, at least six lives have been lost, parliament buildings and transport hubs have been set on fire, and protests have spread across more than 30 towns and cities. In one area, over 100,000 citizens marched against property taxes that had been raised by more than 250%.

The government has now promised to cut the allowances, suspend lawmakers’ foreign trips, and pay compensation to the victim’s family. But many Indonesians say this fight goes beyond money — it’s about corruption, unfairness, and leaders living in luxury while the masses suffer.

Reading this as Nigerians, the story feels very familiar. Leaders living large, while ordinary people struggle to pay rent and feed their families.

Question for Nairalanders: if Indonesians can rise up together over this, could Nigerians ever do the same if things get worse?

AOB1:
You will not see helinues and his friends here because its against their party