Nigerian politician Ibrahim Sumaila reveals that each Nigerian senator earns N21 million monthly, sparking public concern over government spending and political privileges.
As reported by Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, the Senator representing Kano South, a total of N21 million is granted to senators as their monthly operating allowance.
Sumaila disclosed that he earns one million every month.
During his interview with BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday morning, he spoke about various topics.
The legislator disclosed that their earnings for each month fall short of N1 million and, following the subtraction of taxes and other charges, only slightly surpass N600,000.
As a result of the increase approved by the Senate, each Senator now receives N21 million as their monthly operational expenses.
It has been alleged by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the National Assembly’s members have violated the law through their establishment of extravagant salaries and benefits for themselves.
Furthermore, it has been revealed by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) that each member of the Senate is entitled to a total monthly remuneration package consisting of salary and benefits worth N1,063,860.00.
The Commission broke down the cumulative take-home pay for lawmakers into various components, including a basic salary of N168,866.70; an allowance of N126,650 for motor vehicle fuelling and maintenance; personal assistant fees totaling to N42,216.66; payment amounting toN126 ,650 allocatedfor domestic staff; entertainment expenses standing atN50 ,660 ; utilities costing another expenseof N50 ,660 . The breakdown also included cost incurred on newspapers/periodicals approximately=N25 ,330 and wardrobeallowance which was[N422,166], with house maintenancethat amountedto a total sum yet unclear due to missing information in your original sentence! Finally we have constituency allowance standing at approximately_N422,166_ therefore making each component’s worth clear.”
