Tag: Deputy Speaker

“My office allocated ₦780m, not ₦1bn, for church outreach” – Kalu

Aminu Imam
Kalu on church outreach

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has dismissed reports that his office allocated ₦1 billion in the 2026 budget for the procurement of musical instruments for churches in Bende federal constituency, Abia State. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu stated that the actual allocation is ₦780 million. According to the Deputy Speaker, the reports misrepresented both the amount allocated and the purpose of the intervention. He disclosed that the budget provision, after Value-Added Tax (VAT) and other statutory deductions,…

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‘Lawmakers’ salaries too small for job responsibilities’ – Deputy Speaker

Aminu Imam

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. Kalu’s comments was made on Monday, as protests against economic hardship rock major cities across Nigeria, with many clamouring for cuts in governance costs. While stressing that the take home pay of the average lawmaker is a ‘far cry’ from what people insinuate, Kalu called for understanding, saying the call for the slashing of their salary by 50 percent is…

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