₦airaland Forum

makzeze:
•Reps receive N17m each
•Two months gone, no bill passed

The Nation(Nigeria) may have spent about N12, 967, 600,000 in two months to maintain National Assembly members, who were inaugurated on June 9, it has been learnt.

The 109 senators got N36.4 million each; the 360 members of the House of Representatives received N25 million each.

The Senators and the representatives were first paid N10milion each in June to ‘cushion’ the difficulty of settling down in Abuja.

The amount, which was to cover their expenses on housing, transport and furniture, cost the public about N4.6billion.

Last month under a pro-rata arrangement for quarterly allowance covering June, Senators got N13. 4 million each and representatives, N7million each.

Since their inauguration, the legislators have gone on recess three times. Before going on break last Thursday, Senators got N13 million each and representatives, N8 million. They have yet to pass a bill since they began sitting in June.

Their inauguration was followed by the controversial emergence of Senators Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu as Senate President and Deputy President.

Yakubu Dogara and Lasun Yusuf were also picked as House Speaker and Deputy Speaker against the wish of their party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Last Wednesday, senators disagreed on the recommendation by the Finance Committee to cut their salary and allowances.

The James Manager-led committee had recommended a 30 percent cut which, if accepted,would have saved tax payers about N2billion yearly .

This translates to N2 million reduction from the N51 million quarterly allowances enjoyed under the 7th Senate or about N874 million saved from each year’s four quarterly allowances alone.

Besides, the representatives’ reduction of their quarterly allowances from N39million to N33 million will save the nation about N2. 1 billion, made up of N6million reduction in each member’s allowances over four quarters.

Some Nigerians have criticised the Senators for rejecting the pay cut proposal even after President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have resolved to slash their salary by 50 per cent.

YEAR 2011 – 2014

SENATE N51million

HOUSE OF REPS N39million

YEAR 2015

SENATE N49million

HOUSE OF REPS N33million

After a two-hour closed door meeting on Wednesday, Senate President Bukola Saraki announced that the Manager committee’s report aimed at reducing salary and allowances, would be stood down. The report, he added, would debated on later date.

Following public criticism over the yearly N150billion budget being enjoyed by the National Assembly over the past few years, members decided to reduce their 2015 budget by N30 billion, to N120billion.

EFCC
The Nation learnt that many Senators and representatives have signed documents that could make them vulnerable to inquiry by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption bodies.

According to sources, just like their predecessors, the lawmakers had circulated a template used to ‘account’ for their multi-million Naira allowances.

source:http://thenationonlineng.net/naira-rain-at-nass-as-senators-collect-n23-4m-each/

tonididdy:
...If I say am not scared for the future of this country, I lie. It bothers me so much, am torn between:

1. Leaving the country (wish I had the means )
2. Get rich at any cost, I mean anything
3. Just sit back and wait for the 2ND coming of christ

chronique:
When some of us said there was no difference between pdp and apc,some people kept spewing thrash and talking about how apc is the real deal;I think you guys can now see for yourselves,what an apc led senate and house of reps have done.

OrangeDream: Nigerians, are we going to keep suffering while this useless leaders milk us dry.. I'm at home with no job having graduated from the University.. And this bastards are there busy conerning what could have created an avenue of job opportunities for me.. Yet, they say the country belongs to us all??
CAN WE THE YOUTHS JUST STAND UP FOR ONCE AGAINST THIS SOCIAL INJUSTICE??

vickylala239: Nigerians


While other countries move Mega protest,we are fighting on Nairaland.


Something's I wonder whybis Nigeria So different.

I watch on TVs how countries move Mega protest Jst Cuz of small issues.

Bt in Nigeria all we do is chat,Nairaland,newspaper fight all rubbish.

I see battalion of protesters moving towards army, I was Lik cn Nigeria do dis.

We are 160million Ppl Evn Mre Dan some of this country Dat protest.

During election campaign u culd c battalion in Kano,kaduna,Lagos n other state.Okk now d Ppl we voted didn't do us well.y cnt we match out.

We match out for dem free during election,Okk now is for our own interest and we cnt match out.

It may interest u to knw Dat,wit crowd and heavy protest NASS will b a Vry risky place for this senators.

Within seconds d gate will b dwn,tell Mi wen Nxt Dey enter d house Dey will knw Dey Hv citizens.

Bt here we are.

I Hv looked for a thread for heavy protest on Nairaland yet none,Bt we Hv thread of Hw bad they are treating us.

If there is a country citizen that can force his government to listen to dem,that country culd b Nigeria.do u knw Wat 160million Ppl Mean to Sum countries.

Jst imagine d crowd that wrote Jst immigration xams in abj n lagos am Not talking abt other states ohh.

I bet u if we match dwn to national assembly, I Bet u Evn the securities will take cover,u will see calls from all directions,Cuz does Senators will lose deir cars,if care is Nt tken life's sef.

Jst imagine Wat a single person tke hme, wen a graduate need Jst 100k a month and he is Okk.