Senators' Actual Salaries, Allowances Emerge After Obasanjo's Outburst
- Nigerian senators' allowances and salaries have been revealed to be N1,063,860, days after former President Olusegun Obasanjo's outburst
- The chairman of RMAFC, Muhammed Bello Shehu, made the disclosure while faulting former Senator Shehu Sani's revelation
- Ex-president Obasanjo had alleged that the senators fixed their salaries by themselves, while Sani claimed that each senator gets N13.5 million in allowances
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The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disclosed Nigerian senators' salaries and allowances, following former president Olusegun Obasanjo's allegations that the lawmakers allocate salaries to themselves.
Speaking on the matter, Muhammed Bello Shehu, the chairman of RMAFC, disclosed on Tuesday, August 13, that senators earn N1,063,860 monthly.
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When did Obasanjo call out senators?
According to The Punch, Obasanjo accused the lawmakers of fixing their salaries by themselves last weekend, adding that the action was immoral.
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But RMAFC, in a statement, gave the breakdown of the earnings of lawmakers below:
1. Basic salary: N168,866.70
2. Allowances for:
- Motor vehicle maintenance: N126,650
- Personal assistant: N42,216.66
- Domestic staff: N126,650
- Entertainment: N50,660
- Utilities: N50,660
- Newspapers/periodicals: N25,330
- Wardrobe: N42,216.66
- House maintenance: N8,443.33
- Constituency: N422,166.66
The RMAFC chairman noted that these allowances, in addition to the basic salary, contribute significantly to the total take-home pay for senators.
Obasanjo, Shehu Sani's comment on senators' earning
Like Obasanjo, ex-senator Shehu Sani previously commented on earnings of senators. Sani had claimed senators receive a monthly "running cost" of N13.5 million in addition to their N750,000 salary.
But reacting, RMAFC clarified that not all allowances are regular. The commission said regular allowances are paid monthly, while non-regular allowances, such as furniture allowance (N6,079,200), severance gratuity (N6,079,200), and vehicle allowance (N8,105,600), are paid as needed or once per tenure.
It also explained that the vehicle allowance is an optional loan that must be repaid before leaving office.
The ex-president has been critical of Nigerian politicians in recent months. He recently said many of them should be behind bars.
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