Each of the 109 senators occupying legislative seats in the red chamber of the National Assembly earns ₦1,063,860 salary and allowances per month.
The above revelation was made on Tuesday by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).
RMAFC gave the breakdown of the salary and allowances of each senator as 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 – ₦42,216,66.00; House Maintenance – ₦8,443,33.00 and Constituency Allowance – ₦422,166,66; respectively.
The Chairman of RMAFC, M. B. Shehu, clarified a statement added that the move became necessary, “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 monthly running cost of ₦13.5m in addition to the monthly ₦750, 000.00 prescribed by the Commission”.
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