Politics
Storm As Senator Exposes N21m Monthly Pay
A storm has erupted on social media after the lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Kawau, revealed that he takes home over N21m monthly as his monthly salary.
In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, Kawau said the official pay of N1 million fixed by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) drops to around N600,000 after deductions.
However, he added that there are other allowances that elevate their total pay to N21 million per month.
The lawmaker said the allowances include office running, newspaper money, local travel and others.
He spoke one day after RMAFC, the body empowered by law to fix salaries and allowances of political office-holders, claimed that each of the 109 senators in the upper chamber receives a total of N1.06m in salary and allowances per month.
RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, said this as a form of clarification in response to recent controversies over the real amount each lawmaker earns per month.
But in his BBC Hausa interview, Kawu said, “The amount of salary received per month is less than N1 million. If there are cuts, it comes back to about N600,000. In the senate, each senator is given N21 million every month as the cost of running his office”
Kwanu’s revelation has since erupted a storm of reactions on social media. While some netizens expressed shock, others are speculating that the senator’s disclosure may put him in a potential danger of being Suspended. See some reactions gathered by GWG.ng below:
officialgboi said, “And civil servants can not even get 1m in a year, what a country.”
lafem_exquisite said, “They will soon suspend am.”
ebutex_001 said, “Funny fact earning such money without working anything.”
nobleoligbi said, “The only time Northern politicians are sincere is when a Southerner is a President.”
jay su said, “And them say make we get patience like say our names na patience. When Nigerians ready for a genuine change when we don dey clamour for, make una call me.. I go mount.”
amara shuga said, “21 Million naira is enough! What’s with all the rooting then?”
beneficiary.onile.aje said, “About to be suspended for telling the Nigerian people what they already know lol what a country.”
ahmerdy_ags said, “Na 22million him talk Madam.”
chinanu_20 said, “Get ready for Apkabio suspension.”
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