“Many Nigerian lawmakers consume, trade in hard drugs” – Senator

Lawmaker on hard drugs

…Recommends drug tests for politicians  Senator representing Kano-South, Kawu Sumaila, has alleged that many members of the 10th National Assembly engaged in drug abuse while carrying out their official duties. Sumaila said this during plenary yesterday, while contributing to the debate on a Bill to establish the National Institute for Drug Awareness and Rehabilitation. The senator specifically said most of his colleagues possessed hard drugs and kept them in their various constituency offices and homes. He also claimed that majority of the senators have ties with drug dealers. He said,…

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Lawmakers N21m Monthly Pay: Senate denies Senator Sumaila’s allegation

Senator Sumaila

…Says running cost different from personal allowance The Senate, yesterday, refuted the revelation made by the senator representing Kano-South district, AbdurRahman Kawu Sumaila that each senator earns a total of N21 million monthly in salary and allowances. Recall that Sumaila, a senator elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), during a BBC Hausa Service interview, had said that he earns a total of N21 million monthly in salary and allowances. In the interview, Senator Sumaila clarified that his actual monthly salary is under N1 million, dropping…

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‘Nigerian Senators receive N21m each as running cost monthly’– Lawmaker

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Senator representing Kano-South under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), AbdurRahman Kawu Sumaila, has disclosed that each Senator in Nigeria receives N21 million monthly for administrative expenses. Sumaila disclosed this during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa service. Recall that former president Olusegun Obasanjo had recently alleged that lawmakers are cutting themselves huge salaries than they deserve. Sumaila stated that his official monthly salary, as stipulated by the Salaries and Wages Commission, is less than N1 million, often amounting to around N600,000 after deductions. However, he noted…

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