Tag: Legislators

Cash-for-Quiet allegations rock NASS, as lawmakers drop Budget revolt after Tinubu’s visit

Aminu Imam
NASS Tinubu

Nigerian lawmakers on Friday abruptly shelved a planned protest against the presentation of the 2026 Budget amid allegations that cash inducements were paid to legislators to ensure a smooth session at the National Assembly. In a published report yesterday, multiple lawmakers revealed that senators allegedly received $50,000 each, while members of the House of Representatives were given $30,000, shortly after President Bola Tinubu presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill at a joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. According to the accounts, the protest—initially aimed at disrupting proceedings and…

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FG plans salary increase for Tinubu, Ministers, Legislators, other political office holders

Aminu Imam
FG plans salary increase

The Federal Government is considering a salary increase for President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, senators, ministers, and other political office holders, following a proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, (RMAFC). RMAFC Chairman, Mohammed Shehu, who announced the plan at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, described the current salary structure as outdated and unrealistic, noting that it has remained unchanged since 2008 despite rising responsibilities and economic challenges. Shehu revealed that the President currently earns N1.5 million monthly, while ministers receive less than N1…

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“It’s immoral to fix your salaries, allowances” – Obasanjo to NASS

Aminu Imam
Obasanjo to NASS

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is immoral for the members of the 10th National Assembly to determine their salaries and allowances. Obasanjo stated this on Friday, when he hosted some members of the House of Representatives in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former president said it is the duty of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC) to determine what public officeholders earn. “Look at your case, with all due respect”, Obasanjo had said, “You are not supposed to fix your salaries or your allowances; it is…

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Alleged N14.4m monthly allowance: Senate kicks against Obasanjo’s ‘immoral benefits’ allegation

Aminu Imam
Senate kicks

The 10th Senate has kicked against former president Obasanjo’s allegation against the legislators’ claiming N14.4m as monthly allowance, which he labelled as ‘immoral benefits’. Recall that ex-president Obasanjo recently criticised the legislators for determining their own salaries and receiving a special fiscal package from the Presidency. Responding to the former president’s remarks, the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, said: “This sordid and telltale assertion was amplified during a visit of a group of House of Representatives members to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. “To straighten the records, the Senate receives only…

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Kano: Lawmakers purchases 41 ‘exotic’ SUVs worth N2.6bn

Aminu Imam
Kano SUVs

Kano State Government has confirmed that it purchased 41 ‘exotic’ sports utility vehicles, (SUVs), for members of the State House of Assembly. The purchased SUVs are valued at N68 million each. The Governor’s Chief of Staff, Shehu Wada Sagagi, who confirmed the purchase said the lawmakers are entitled to sound working vehicles. He also confirmed that the lawmakers have already taken possession of the SUVs, totalling about N2.6 billion. He stated that the Governor, having considered the economic situation, directed that the contractor be made to understand the need to…

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Cost of Governance: Disquiet over nearly 2, 600 aides for Akpabio, Abbas, lawmakers

Aminu Imam

…‘N12 billion spent on NASS appointees’ At a time Nigerians are demanding a reduction in the cost of governance to survive the current economic crisis members of the National Assembly, (NASS), may end up having more than 2, 563 legislative aides, barring any last-minute change. With the size of its membership, including aides, the National Assembly is one of the institutions that consume a large portion of the national budget yearly. However, the bloated number of aides comes with a high cost of public sector expenditure and impacts negatively on…

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‘National Assembly should be independent, decide own leadership’ – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he believed in a truly independent National Assembly, where members chose their leaders without Executive interference, Buhari, who stated this after he inaugurated the permanent site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja, adding that, it was why he refrained from meddling in the choice of leaders elected by the National Assembly in 2016. He described the outgoing 9th Assembly as the most productive federal legislature in recent time. Speaking at the event graced by the leadership of the 9th National…

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Buhari’s Impeachment Threat: “Be very careful – Kwankwaso warns lawmakers

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has admonished federal lawmakers to proceed with caution amid the planned impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari. The former Kano State governor issued the admonition yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, while addressing newsmen during a courtesy call on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Kwankwaso was in the State to open NNPP offices in Ilorin and other parts of the State. Some opposition lawmakers on Wednesday threatened to initiate an impeachment process against Buhari over the perennial insecurity in the…

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