The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says the 109 senators in the upper legislative chamber earn ₦1,063,860 salary and allowances per month.
The commission gave the breakdown of the salary and allowances of each senator as follows: 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 Commission’s chairman, M. B. Shehu, in a statement on Tuesday, made the clarification “in view of the recent statement made by 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 ₦13.5 M in addition to the monthly ₦750, 000.00 prescribed by the Commission”, in his own words.
Shehu, while emphasising that the RMAFC does not have the constitutional powers to enforce compliance with proper implementation of the remuneration package of lawmakers, assured that the lacuna is being addressed by the National Assembly.
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Meanwhile, the senator representing Kano south, Kawu Sumaila, says he receives N21 million as “running cost” monthly, adding that his total take home amounts to about N600,000 after taxes.
