- Safiu Kehinde
A Nigerian Lawmaker, Kawu Sumaila, has disclosed the monthly income of National Assembly Senators.
The senator representing Kano South Senatorial District made this disclosure in an interview with BBC Hausa earlier today.
Using his monthly salary as instance, Kawu revealed he earns less than N1 million per month- after deduction of personal costs.
However, there is N21 million running cost allocated to each Senator, including him- aside their monthly salary.
“My monthly salary is less than N1 million. After deductions, the figure comes down to a little over N600,000.
“Given the increase effected, in the Senate, each senator gets N21 million monthly as running cost.” The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) senator said.
With the Senate comprising of 109 members, that implies that N2.3 billion is disbursed monthly as running cost aside N109 million allotted monthly salary.