The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has refuted latest claims relating to the earnings of Nigerian senators.
A former Senator, Shehu Sani, had claimed that senators obtain a month-to-month operating value of ₦13.5m along with a ₦750,000 wage.
Sani emphasised that RMAFC is constitutionally empowered to find out the salaries and allowances of lawmakers however lacks the authority to implement compliance.
Also, former President Olusegun Obasanjo criticised the federal lawmakers for allegedly fixing their salaries, describing the follow as “immoral.”
In response to Obasanjo’s accusations, Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, insisted that the National Assembly solely receives the remuneration allotted to it by RMAFC.
However, giving clarification on the take-home of members of the Red Chamber on Tuesday, RMAFC stated every of the 109 senators will get a month-to-month wage of ₦1,063,860.
“This (statement) is in view of the recent statement made by Mr. Shehu Sani, a former Senator of the Federal Republic who was reported to have disclosed to the public that each Senator collects a monthly running cost of ₦13.5m in addition to the monthly ₦750, 000.00 prescribed by the Commission,” RMAFC Chairman, M.B. Shehu famous in an announcement launched on Tuesday.
He additionally detailed the senators’ earnings as follows, Basic Salary – ₦168,866.70; Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Maintenance Allowance – ₦126,650.00; Personal Assistant – ₦42,216.66; Domestic Staff – ₦126,650.00; Entertainment – ₦50,660.00; Utilities – ₦50,660.00; Newspapers/Periodicals – ₦25,330.00; Wardrobe – ₦42,216.66; House Maintenance – ₦8,443.33, and Constituency Allowance – ₦422,166.66.
He additional defined that the senators obtain common allowances that are paid alongside the essential wage, whereas non-regular allowances, corresponding to Furniture Allowance (₦6,079,200) and Severance Gratuity (₦6,079,200), are paid as soon as per tenure.
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He added that automobile allowance (₦8,105,600) is an non-obligatory mortgage that should be repaid earlier than the lawmaker leaves workplace.
The RMAFC chair additionally clarified that, other than the president, vp, senate president, and speaker of the House of Representatives, no public or legislative officers are supplied with housing by the federal government, a profit that has been discontinued.