Lasun Alagbe
Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has tackled those saying national lawmakers get jumbo pay.
According to him, in the 2021 fiscal design, the money budgeted for the National Assembly is less than one per cent of the entire federal budget.
He, however, did not compare the lawmakers’ budget to what other institutions and sectors take.
There are reports that a Nigerian Senator takes home more than N14m per month.
Lawan made the observation in Abuja on Friday, during a retreat for the assembly.
He also warned against the scrapping of the Senate, noting that what people needed to do was to vote out the lawmakers if they found them wanting.
