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Tuesday 25 August 2015

Senators, Reps reportedly paid N93million as recess allowance

According to a report by Daily Trust, members of the Senate and House of Representatives have been paid N93million as allowance for the 6 weeks recess they embarked on August 13th. The National Assembly members had embarked on the recess after 14 days of sitting without any deliberation. They are to resume sitting on September 29th.

The allowance is reportedly 10 percent of the annual basic salary of the legislators as stipulated in the remuneration package for political, public and judicial office holders in Nigeria by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).

Unlike the three other recesses that they have embarked upon, the current recess is their statutory annual holiday. The report also states that the National Assembly members have been paid their accommodation allowance as well as what is tagged 28 days allowance.

63 comments:

Alloy Chikezie said...

What a waste of our resources.

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Unknown said...

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.....



...Am gettin dere...

Davido's driver said...

And there is no money in Nigeria?

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Unknown said...

I don't want to encounter HBP hearing dis amount of money with my current condition

I'm out ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

OSINANL said...

why won't the country go bankruptcy?

Unknown said...

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molebaba said...

This country is doomed!!! By the heartless and murderous acts of our elected senators and reps!

Bonita Bislam said...

Why won't they be getting tuber of yam for necks and pumpkin for tummy when they are keep getting paid for doing nothing.Until Buhari makes those positions unattractive,total eradication of corruption would be a very herculean task if not impossible. Alot is wrong with our constitution.Some sections deserve amendment
A poor man will work his ass 8-10 hrs a day for 6months without getting paid, while another man is receiving jumbo allowance for sleeping @ home,eating like his ancestors and gallivanting all over the globe. It's unfair!

Sylvonce said...

I see

westie said...

>>> these individuals are the major group killing this country.....they have not really had any meaningful delibration since both chambers were inaugurated, yet see how much they go home with.....

Anonymous said...

They are always sharing money, Even when the treasury is empty..

Anonymous said...

They are always sharing money, Even when the treasury is empty..

slimm said...

Probing dis, probing dat...pple wey still dey chop..still dey chop! God pls help us.

Anonymous said...

WE KNOW OUR PROBLEM. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IS THE PROBLEM OF THIS DEMOCRACY. THEY ARE IDLE AND HAVE BECOME THE DEVIL'S WORKMEN AND WORKWOMEN. LET THEM BE SUBSTITUTED WITH ELECTED MINISTERS.
SCRAP THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND HAVE MINISTERS ELECTED TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE PRESIDENT FOR EQUAL TENURE. REMOVE THE PRESIDENTS POWER TO APPOINT OR REMOVE THEM BUT LET THEM OPERATE UNDER CERTAIN RULES THAT WILL MAKE THEM IMPEACHABLE BY THE NATIONAL JUDICIARY COMMISSION.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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This people are nothing but criminals i swear...... Foolish fools.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

GALORE said...

Just Negodu?

So this is what they are using.tax payers.money for?

There is God oo






@Galore

Anonymous said...

What a country! Yet salary are being owed to those who r actually working. Can't we all march and protest again these outrageous money being given to these lazy men? For how long will this go on? Rather we celebrate them in magazines! Hmmm!

Anonymous said...

These guys are just getting paid for doing NOTHING!!

Eze said...

The group of touts sucking his nation dry

Eze said...

The group of touts sucking his nation dry

Unknown said...

Corrupt men!!

Unknown said...

Recess wat? Whr r we heading to in dis country?

Unknown said...

Recess wat? Whr r we heading to in dis country?

Anonymous said...

Nigeria legislature should be made part time

Unknown said...

Nde ochi I'm happy I left 9ja long time ago.

Trendyify said...

Thieves


























it is well

helen said...

all this complain will not take us anywhere therefore let all of us think of how to plan a massive protest because without that, the criminals will nerve listen.

Anonymous said...

all this complain will not take us anywhere therefore let all of us think of how to plan a massive protest because without that, the criminals will nerve listen.

Ejyknuel said...

I wonder what they r paid for...

Anonymous said...

If Buhari is presiding over this daylight robbery in the name of allowances why does he bother with probing Jonathan? This is not the change we were promised!

Unknown said...

Do you ppl expect them to work for free so make dem nor collect any allowance.

Anonymous said...

I hope you mean they all shared N93m.

KING Nwa AMAKA said...

For doing absolutely nothing.

Anonymous said...

Na today feather cover fowl yansh? Nigerians will complain about the pay and continue with life..a handful of ppl will be getting the pay that's more than the allocation of lots of states in the country and nigerians will be suffering and smiling...bcos the truth of the matter is that the major of us are criminals and will do same or worse when they are that position so they don't want the status quo to change..

Anonymous said...

This is the first corruption the president should tackle. Improper use of public funds while the masses are impoverished.

Anonymous said...

@helen you r on the track and until we stop celebrating them things will continue to get worse. Shepherds that feed on their flocks. Where is the acclaimed "CHANGE". Civil servants are being owed salaries whereas allowances are paid to the political leaders coupled with their salaries. I pray that God Almighty will arrest them spiritually as He did to Apostle Paul.

klincity said...

And Nigeria Wept!

Unknown said...

Ndi oshi since 1960

Unknown said...

This is the kind of things you read you hate Nigeria the more.

Unknown said...

Pathetic

Anonymous said...

Chai! Is paining me seriously

Mademen said...

Thatz d changeless change. Apc Shld jst get out

Jojo said...

Well said Helen. Look our most of our youths....ranting only on social media without physical action and when one decides to stand and expect them to support the protest....majority will tell u they don't want to die young that they rather hustle...... and I ask hustle for how long n to where??? It's a pity tho

APPLE said...

SMH..What a waste….SMH..

APPLE said...

Is this the change??

Unknown said...

They work, they don't work we still pay them? God have mercy

Anonymous said...

Lol. Your grammar just reminded me of my grandma!
'Bankruptcy' indeed.

Jasmine Joseph said...

Imagine allowance for doing nothing, we have serious problems in dis country abeg. We are so so so far away in our journey of abolishing corruption

Unknown said...

OMG!

No wonder d rich keep on getting richer and d poor getting poorer in Nigeria.

knowurway.com said...

We all in dis blog need to do something about this senators we need to hold a massive protest against this people. Becos we cannot continue to talk here without backing it without no action nd meanwhile many people can not eat 3 square meal a day. Many people re living in poverty in Nigeria, how long re we going to be watching this people looting Nigerian money in this country? Enough is enough. We need to protest against those senators nd house of reps, becos I don't believe those senators nd house of resp mean well for Nigeria.

BLUNT said...

@OSINANL---- I'm finding it difficult to breath....uh....uh... I just died! What the fuck?? "---go bankruptcy"!!!

Anonymous said...

I strongly support the call for a protest! We can't continue like this.

nunulicious said...

i really hate these people. I wish a serious catastrophe would happen to then when they are gathered for one of their meetings.

ary said...

Wetin excess go come be?

Unknown said...
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The first thing we need from you is your support in mass.!!!!!

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If you have not signed and share this petition yet, please sign and share the petition. We are now due for the first presentation to the National Assembly and National Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAC). Sign the petition here. Click on the image and sign. Your address is optional. Thanks.
https://www.change.org/p/national-assembly-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-goverment-review-and-amend-the-nigerian-senator-s-annual-pay-of-2-183-685-00-in-line-with-senator-s-pay-worldwide?recruiter=314941743&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

Unknown said...

Sign this petition now. It is a gateway to the future of our nation. Address is optional. We had 13,500 plus views of this petition in the last 7 days. We now have 3,200+ supporters. Is it true that most viewers of this petition don't support? No, they feel it is not necessary. Do you?
1 To set new standard in governance. Where you and me say what we want via petitions to our Government. Even the Senate President is just another Nigerian like you and me. 180 million of us have more Lawyers than them in the House of Assembly to represent us on the final day of judgement. Please Lawyers out there register your interest to defend 180 million Nigerians.
2. To avoid Nigeria getting ruled by the types of leadership of the past. You know what they can do now.
3. To stop all activities of the National Assembly members and put in new process and ways of genuinely representing Nigeria.
4. To have the correct numbers of people doing the work of the National Assembly. At present the number of the people working in our Nation Assembly is a joke.
5. To take back the power of the people. We have the right to determine our future. We have better and more capable Legal practitioners than them. They will represent us for free.
6. This petition sets a precedence to many more where people will come together and take peaceful and meaningful action to correct the Government of Nigeria.
7. An opportunity to have our voices count just like in the UK and USA.

180 million of us can't be silent against 2000+ National Assembly members anymore. We have the numbers on our side, so let's speak-up.

Nigeria Earns N2.5trn From Petroleum Products Export In 3 Months. This is after falling price and lower level of sales, so you can imagine what has been going on in our Nigeria.

The Senators have just collected N12Bn in two months doing nothing. Are we just going to stay silent and complain to one another or take a few seconds to make meaningful changes with petitions? It has to become a way of life in Nigeria. Entrenched in the law of our Nation should be our voices through petitions. Balancing the power of the ruler and the ruled.

Click the link below and sign. All hands on deck please. We can do better. We need to change too. We have to for a better Nigeria.

Yes, we CAN! ! !

Join me by spreading the word. Test your links for reliability. Sign, post and re-post, until we defeat these fat cats.

What will happen after PMB? Are Nigerians able to stop the reversal of this change without PMB? When we act together, we are unstoppable. That is why you should sign this petition to create awareness of, people pressure through petition in our society. Sign for during and after PMB. This is your responsibility as citizen of Nigeria. To speak up always.

All you need do is copy paste to spread the word. It is action time. Let's take action my friends. We will show them who is the boss.

Great Nigerians! Put your voices together in the form of petitions.

The first thing we need from you is your support in mass.!!!!!

This is the beginning of a new dawn. Your voice is your signature.
If you have not signed and share this petition yet, please sign and share the petition. We are now due for the first presentation to the National Assembly and National Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAC). Sign the petition here. Click on the image and sign. Your address is optional. Thanks.
https://www.change.org/p/national-assembly-of-the-federal-republic-of-nigeria-nigerian-goverment-review-and-amend-the-nigerian-senator-s-annual-pay-of-2-183-685-00-in-line-with-senator-s-pay-worldwide?recruiter=314941743&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

Unknown said...

Hummmmmmm.....total waste of our resources.











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okopi said...

My dear, we need to stop grumbling and start protesting.This is daylight robbery against..

tolex cakes N more, Ilorin said...

And my sis that got a federal job since 2012 have not been paid her 28days allowance. God is watching in 7D.

Anonymous said...

And we wonder why it is do-or-die to get elected to these positions. Anyways, we ain't gonna do ish about it so...

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